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[IDV #MMV-267913]: IDV will not run with certain language specific settings in WinXP

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  • Subject: [IDV #MMV-267913]: IDV will not run with certain language specific settings in WinXP
  • Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:55:38 -0600
Hi Hans-

> Just downloaded and tested your latest build. Problem solved! Thanks!

Thanks for testing it.  I'll close out the ticket.

> Language related issues is not that uncommon in the Windows environment, 
> though it works much better now than before, I would say. I usually stay away 
> from localized Windows versions, it makes life easier. :-)
> 
> Thanks for fixing the problem.

Thanks for finding it!

> Great program, IDV.

Thanks for the kudos.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 7:21 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: [IDV #MMV-267913]: IDV will not run with certain language specific 
> settings in WinXP
> 
> Hi-
> 
> > Full Name: Hans Olandersson
> > Email Address: address@hidden
> > Organization: n/a
> > Package Version: 2.6a3 (nightly build)
> > Operating System: Win XP SP3 (Swedish)
> > Hardware:
> > Description of problem: When trying to run IDV v 2.6a3 under localized Win 
> > XP (Swedish language settings), IDV produces a couple of error messages, 
> > and just quits.
> >
> > Error messages are:
> > Loading  parameter to color table properties
> > Unparseable number: ".25"
> > and
> > Fatal error initializing resources
> > Unparseable number: ".25"
> >
> > The issue appears to be IDV not adapting to localized settings in Windows, 
> > always assuming the character "." is used for decimal point ("," is used in 
> > Swedish Windows).
> > When changing the WinXP language settings to "English (US)", IDV starts 
> > without errors.
> >
> > IDV v 2.5 appears to handle this correctly, though.
> 
> Guess that's why the "a" in 2.6a3 stands for "alpha". ;-)  Thanks for catching
> this problem.
> 
> We made a change last week to fix another language issue, but broke what
> used to work for you.  I reverted back to the old code and made a different
> change to fix the other problem.
> 
> In general, what we serialize in the XML is supposed to use English decimal
> formatting, but user input and display should use the local language 
> formatting.
> 
> Thanks again for finding this problem.  I put out a new nightly build with
> the fix.  Please let me know if that doesn't work for you.  Sorry for the
> problem.
> 
> Don Murray
> 
> Ticket Details
> ===================
> Ticket ID: MMV-267913
> Department: Support IDV
> Priority: Normal
> Status: Open
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: MMV-267913
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open