Add UTF-8 console encoding support for Windows #734
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| if (process.platform === 'win32') { | ||
| // Set UTF-8 codepage | ||
| require('child_process').execSync('chcp 65001'); | ||
| process.stdout.setDefaultEncoding('utf8'); |
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👀 I think something like this would belong to a jsNode block above the definition of println in libraries/common/effekt.effekt to ensure that the output of println itself is UTF-8. Otherwise this line of code only gets interpreted if someone imports console...
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Could you perhaps try to set up your cmd process according to this guide? https://stackoverflow.com/a/57134096 |
sorry was gone the last few days, will try :) |
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works perfect, I did not even have to set the $OutputEncoding var for the PowerShell 🤔 |
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Since that works, I think that the next move would be to close the PR and update the Getting Started guide in the Windows section :) |
Fixes #726
Problem
When displaying Unicode characters (like chess pieces ♔) on Windows systems, the console shows '?' instead of the actual characters. This works correctly on Linux systems.
I saw the post in the effective programming with effekt course. I had the same problem because I want to create chess with effekt.
Solution
Added Windows-specific console configuration:
chcpcommandNotes
This change only affects Windows systems and has no impact on other platforms.