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Inkscape: special characters not working

Camille8989 Posted messages 29 Status Member -  
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Hello,

I'm having a small problem with the Inkscape software: when I type text and want to enter accented characters (such as é, è, À, ç...), it's not working.

When I try to use the letters corresponding to the top row of the keyboard with the numbers 1 to 0, including the characters é, ", è, etc., it inputs the numbers related to the letter instead of the character, whether I'm in uppercase or not.

I would like to know if there is a solution because right now I'm managing with the character map and copying and pasting, but it's not the most practical. The solution might be very simple and obvious, but I haven't found it, and I've searched a bit on the Internet and didn't find anything except using Unicode characters, but that's not the most practical either.

Thank you in advance, and have a nice day!

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    contrariness Posted messages 17903 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6 243
     
    Does it work with all font types?
    Do you use TrueType or OpenType fonts?
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  2. Camille8989 Posted messages 29 Status Member 10
     
    I haven't tested absolutely all of them because there are many, but I've still tested a lot of fonts and it never works.
    And I have a mix of both.
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  3. contrariness Posted messages 17903 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6 243
     
    It is possible that you are using fonts that do not have accented letters... this is common with fonts downloaded from English-speaking sites...
    Also, check that you have the latest version of Inkscape... Font management can change with OS updates..
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  4. Camille8989 Posted messages 29 Status Member 10
     
    There are indeed accented characters, I use them in other software like Word and it works fine, it's only with Inkscape that I have this problem.
    And I have the latest version, I updated it recently.
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    1. contrariness Posted messages 17903 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6 243
       
      I can't see... Or maybe you have a keyboard issue.. Try another keyboard..
      In Word, there's an autocorrect feature that corrects your mistakes...
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  6. Camille8989 Posted messages 29 Status Member 10
     
    No, the problem does not come from the keyboard, and it's not an issue with automatic correction in Word since the characters work everywhere; it's just that they don't work with Inkscape.
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    1. contrariness Posted messages 17903 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6 243
       
      Are you on Windows? Which version?
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  7. Camille8989 Posted messages 29 Status Member 10
     
    I am on Windows 10.
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  8. Camille8989 Posted messages 29 Status Member 10
     
    Yes, it opens well, the special characters display immediately without any problem
    There is no issue with displaying special characters, the problem occurs during input, but I don't know why
    In any case, thank you for the time you have given.
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    1. contrariness Posted messages 17903 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6 243
       
      Try uninstalling Inkscape, cleaning the registry, and reinstalling the latest version.
      If it still doesn't work very well, you'll need to look towards Windows...
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  9. Camille8989 Posted messages 29 Status Member 10
     
    I just did all that and it's still the same, I'm going to keep looking for where the problem comes from.
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    1. contrariness Posted messages 17903 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6 243
       
      Do you use a "full" French keyboard?... (not a bi-language one) or are you on a laptop?
      There are posts about this issue on English forums... they report a problem with font encoding in Windows....
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  10. Camille8989 Posted messages 29 Status Member 10
     
    I was just thinking that the problem might have come from the fact that I had set up two keyboard layouts in the Windows settings to quickly switch between AZERTY and QWERTY, and I just removed the QWERTY layout and now it works!
    Thank you for your help!
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  11. trl
     

    To add an accent, do not use the numeric keypad, only the regular keyboard, switch to uppercase and press Ctrl U and enter the corresponding code for the letter.

    Example É in uppercase: Ctrl U 00CA and enter.

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