How do I compile non-Latin Symbian resource files?

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Platform(s): S60 1st Edition
S60 2nd Edition and FP1, FP2, FP3
S60 3rd Edition

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Created: User:Technical writer 2 (07 Jul 2006)

Last edited: hamishwillee (14 Jun 2012)

Overview

How do I compile non-Latin resource files?

Description

When creating localized versions of your application, you may need to build the resource file using strings with non-Latin characters (for example, Chinese). To achieve this, do as follows:
- Create your resource file and add the CHARACTER_SET UTF8 statement.
- Save the files in UTF8 format. If the editor allows you to save the file as UTF8 without BOM ("byte order mark"), you can skip the next step.
- Use a hexadecimal editor to remove the BOM from the saved resource file (for UTF8 the BOM is 3 bytes long with the following hexadecimal content: EF BB BF).
Example:
File: ChineseDisplay.loc

============================

CHARACTER_SET UTF8
#ifdef LANGUAGE_01
#include "Language.l01"
#endif
#ifdef LANGUAGE_31
#include "Language.l31"
#endif

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File: language.l01

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#define ELanguage            ELangEnglish
… snip ...
#define qtn_exit "Exit"
#define qtn_test "Test"
#define qtn_hello "Hello"
… snip ...

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File: language.l31

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#define ELanguage ELangPrcChinese
… snip ...
#define qtn_exit "退出"
#define qtn_test "测试"
#define qtn_hello "ä½ å¥½"
… snip ...

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File: ChineseDisplay.rss

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NAME    CHID
CHARACTER_SET UTF8
RESOURCE RSS_SIGNATURE { }
RESOURCE TBUF { buf=""; }

RESOURCE EIK_APP_INFO
    {
    menubar=r_ChineseDisplay_menubar;
    cba=R_AVKON_SOFTKEYS_OPTIONS_EXIT;
    }
… snip …
RESOURCE MENU_PANE r_ChineseDisplay_menu
    {
    items=
        {
        MENU_ITEM { command=EAknCmdExit; txt=qtn_exit; },
        MENU_ITEM { command=EChineseDisplayCmdTest; txt=qtn_test; },
        MENU_ITEM { command=EChineseDisplayCmdHello; txt=qtn_hello; }
        };
    }
… snip ...