[Dev] Some simple tests for multi byte text input and display

[Brian Kirsch]

FYI,
I also added the test case below to the .6 i18n spec under testing process.

http://svn.osafoundation.org/docs/trunk/docs/specs/rel0_6/Internationalization-0.6.html


Brian Kirsch - Email Framework Engineer
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Brian Kirsch wrote:

> Stearns asked me how to test multi-byte character input and display.
>
> Here is a good example:
>
> й-国際化-ü-ή-瑞查德
>
> This is a composite string containing muli-byte characters. For 
> example the ü is a composite of two code points vowel + umlau that 
> together make up one character.
>
>
> Assuming your mail reader correctly displayed the above example do the 
> following:
>
> Copy and paste the text in to a Chandler input area i.e. the name of a 
> side bar collection or the title of a task.
>
> Then start playing with the string. For example insert a single byte 
> character between two multi-byte characters:
> 查x德.  Does it display correctly?
>
> Delete a multi-byte character in the middle of a phrase such as delete 
> the 際 multi-byte character. Did the field remove only the character 
> preserving the sentence order?
>
> Save the original text й-国際化-ü-ή-瑞查德 to the repository and 
> restart Chandler. Does the text still correctly display?
>
> Delete the -ü-ή-瑞 characters, save the results in the repository and 
> restart Chandler. Does the text correctly display?
>
>
>
> Theses are just a few tests to get things started. More examples and 
> test cases to follow.
>
> Ken or Andrea (our i18n guru's) anything to add?
>
>
> -Brian
>
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