PRB: Korean Dollar Sign Is Shown as a Backslash

ID: Q130061

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1
Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK), version 3.5
Microsoft Win32s version 1.2

SYMPTOMS

Because the Korean currency sign has the same code value as the backslash in U.S. Windows, the backslashes used to represent paths in U.S. Windows are displayed as Korean dollar signs in Korean MS-DOS and Korean Windows.

However, if the proper Korean font is not selected, the Korean dollar sign will not be shown as dollar sign in Korean Windows (for example, in an edit control or list box). Instead, it is shown as a backslash as in U.S. Windows.

CAUSE

The reason is that the character (\\ or \x5c) was sent out without selecting the proper font. Either the Hangeul or system font should be selected before sending out this character using drawtext().

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: 3.10 1.20 3.50

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Version : WINDOWS:1.2,3.1,3.5
Platform : WINDOWS
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