No Native Language Support in browser started from shell prompt

[Andrey Repin]

Greetings, Dr Bean!

>> >
>> > Am 14.06.2024 um 09:37 schrieb Dr Bean via Cygwin:
>> > > With qutebrowser and Microsoft Edge started from a cygwin shell prompt,
>> > > there is no Native Language Support.
>> > > 
>> > > Started from a cmd prompt,
>> > > 
>> > > "c:\Program Files\qutebrowser\qutebrowser.exe" https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7
>> > > 
>> > > qutebrowser has Chinese and Japanese support.
>> > > 
>> > > But in cygwin neither qutebrowser, started with cygstart or
>> > > as /cygdrive/c/Program\ Files/qutebrowser/qutebrowser
>> > > https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7
>> > > 
>> > > nor Microsoft Edge as default browser started with cygstart, enjoy NLS support.
>> > That page displays fine for me, after starting /Program Files
>> > (x86)/Microsoft/Edge/Application/msedge.exe with cygstart. What exactly
>> > is the symptom of "no Japanese support"?
>> 
>> I spoke too soon. Microsoft Edge doesn't appear to lack NLS support when 
>> started from a mintty window either with cygstart or the /cygdrive path.

> I installed Google Chrome, and Japanese and Korean 
> keyboard entry appear to be supported by both IME when it is started 
> from a mintty window with cygstart or directly with the cygdrive 
> path.

If I'm allowed to hazard a guess, check if any of the environment variables
set by Cygwin affecting your browser.
My first suspicion would be LANG and LOCALE ones.

> So this appears to be a limitation specifically of qutebrowser.

> I will investigate.


-- 
With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Monday, June 24, 2024 17:12:27

Sorry for my terrible english...