[wplug] Chinese in Linux?

[Patrick Wagstrom]

Zach wrote:
> I am able to view/copy/paste Chinese characters in MS Windows but in
> Linux I just see small 1x1 matrices boxes like:
> 
> [7C] [4E]
> [89] [30]
> 
> I am using firefox/iceweasel and 2.6.18 kernel in Debian.
> 
> I would like to be able to view/copy Chinese characters in
> console/emacs etc.. but
> at least if it could work in firefox/iceweasel would be cool.

Believe it or not, when you cut and paste those boxes, you're still 
pasting those characters.  It just means the font you're using doesn't 
support those fonts.  The Chinese Debian Mini-Howto should help you out 
here:

http://isis.poly.edu/~qiming/chinese-debian-mini-howto.html

--Patrick