I18N - Charset
Introduction
The D3 code that handles the GUI bitmap font can only load a specific range of bytes as characters. To get the most out of the available entries, special charsets are used. The fonts (Carleton for the menu f.i.) are build/patched so that the right characters appear in the right place.
Encodings
Note that the language files (f.i. strings/german.lang) as well as the readables and the FM dictionariaries are expected to be in the following encodings:
- Czech: ISO-8859-2
- Russian: WIN-1251
- All other languages: ISO-8859-1
The characters are remapped upon loading the dictionary/readable.
European Languages
This mapping is used for European languages, f.i. Czech, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish. Note that the double accented characters in Hungarian Ő, ő, Ű and ű look a bit different from Ö, ö, Ü and ü!
In the table below, the original characters are given in () below the TDM character.
Color code:
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| …0 | …1 | …2 | …3 | …4 | …5 | …6 | …7 | …8 | …9 | …A | …B | …C | …D | …E | …F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0… | 00 – |
01 – |
02 – |
03 – |
04 – |
05 – |
06 – |
07 – |
08 – |
09 – |
0A – |
0B – |
0C – |
0D – |
0E – |
0F – |
| 1… | 10 – |
11 – |
12 – |
13 – |
14 – |
15 – |
16 – |
17 – |
18 – |
19 – |
1A – |
1B – |
1C – |
1D – |
1E – |
1F – |
| 2… | 20 |
21 ! |
22 " |
23 # |
24 $ |
25 % |
26 & |
27 '' |
28 ( |
29 ) |
2A * |
2B + |
2C , |
2D - |
2E . |
2F / |
| 3… | 30 0 |
31 1 |
32 2 |
33 3 |
34 4 |
35 5 |
36 6 |
37 7 |
38 8 |
39 9 |
3A : |
3B ; |
3C < |
3D = |
3E > |
3F ? |
| 4… | 40 @ |
41 A |
42 B |
43 C |
44 D |
45 E |
46 F |
47 G |
48 H |
49 I |
4A J |
4B K |
4C L |
4D M |
4E N |
4F O |
| 5… | 50 P |
51 Q |
52 R |
53 S |
54 T |
55 U |
56 V |
57 W |
58 X |
59 Y |
5A Z |
5B [ |
5C \ |
5D ] |
5E ^ |
5F _ |
| 6… | 60 ` |
61 a |
62 b |
63 c |
64 d |
65 e |
66 f |
67 g |
68 h |
69 i |
6A j |
6B k |
6C l |
6D m |
6E n |
6F o |
| 7… | 70 p |
71 q |
72 r |
73 s |
74 t |
75 u |
76 v |
77 w |
78 x |
79 y |
7A z |
7B { |
7C | |
7D } |
7E ~ |
7F – |
| 8… | 80 – |
81 – |
82 – |
83 – |
84 – |
85 – |
86 – |
87 – |
88 – |
89 – |
8A – |
8B – |
8C – |
8D – |
8E – |
8F – |
| 9… | 90 – |
91 – |
92 – |
93 – |
94 – |
95 – |
96 – |
97 – |
98 – |
99 – |
9A – |
9B – |
9C – |
9D – |
9E – |
9F – |
| A… | A0 ň ( ) |
A1 ¡ |
A2 Ű (¢) |
A3 ě (£) |
A4 ű (¤) |
A5 Ě (¥) |
A6 Š (¦) |
A7 § |
A8 š (¨) |
A9 Ů (©) |
AA Ą (ª) |
AB Ę («) |
AC Č (¬) |
AD SHY |
AE č (®) |
AF ů (¯) |
| B… | B0 Ő (°) |
B1 Ł (±) |
B2 Ť (²) |
B3 Ď (³) |
B4 Ž (´) |
B5 ł (µ) |
B6 ť (¶) |
B7 ď (·) |
B8 ž (¸) |
B9 ő (¹) |
BA ą (º) |
BB ę (») |
BC Œ (¼) |
BD œ (½) |
BE Ÿ (¾) |
BF ¿ |
| C… | C0 À |
C1 Á |
C2 Â |
C3 Ã |
C4 Ä |
C5 Å |
C6 Æ |
C7 Ç |
C8 È |
C9 É |
CA Ê |
CB Ë |
CC Ì |
CD Í |
CE Î |
CF Ï |
| D… | D0 Ð |
D1 Ñ |
D2 Ò |
D3 Ó |
D4 Ô |
D5 Õ |
D6 Ö |
D7 Ř (×) |
D8 Ø |
D9 Ù |
DA Ú |
DB Û |
DC Ü |
DD Ý |
DE Þ |
DF ß |
| E… | E0 à |
E1 á |
E2 â |
E3 ã |
E4 ä |
E5 å |
E6 æ |
E7 ç |
E8 è |
E9 é |
EA ê |
EB ë |
EC ì |
ED í |
EE î |
EF ï |
| F… | F0 ð |
F1 ñ |
F2 ò |
F3 ó |
F4 ô |
F5 õ |
F6 ö |
F7 ř (÷) |
F8 ø |
F9 ù |
FA ú |
FB û |
FC ü |
FD ý |
FE þ |
FF – |
Russian
The character 0xFF (я) is mapped to 0xB6 upon loading. Therefore any Russian font must contain я at the place 0xB6.
See Also
- I18N - Main article
Translation resources
- The charset TDM fonts use
- I18N.pl - a script to transform a FM into a mission and I18N data
- Bug Tracker entry #2779
- Text Decals for Signs etc.
- Fonts in TDM
- Font Conversion & Repair - with links to ExportFontToDoom3, Q3Font, Refont, and Font Patcher
Overview of translations
- I18N Status - Which FMs are translated into which language (not entirely up to date)
- Translating FMs
- List of translators
- Translator's Guide
Translation discussions
