FAQ
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1 FAQ
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See also <http://www.solfege.org/Solfege/FrequentlyAskedQuestions>

1.1 The window title does not display non-ascii characters
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...  everything look like: "Solfege \x{0414}\x{0438}\x{0442}..."

   This is because your window manager does not display unicode fonts.
Try a window manager that can handle unicode fonts, for example
metacity.

1.2 The program crashes at startup!
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Try to start the program with the '--no-sound'.  If the program starts,
then you probably has to check the sound setup for your kernel.  If you
for example have a Soundblaster 32 and unloads the 'awe_wave' module,
Solfege will crash when it tries to open '/dev/music'.

1.3 ValueError: invalid literal for float():
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If you want translated messages, you should only set the 'LC_MESSAGES'
environment variable, not 'LC_ALL' or 'LC_NUMERIC'.  If your window
manager set these variable, you can avoid the problem by running solfege
like this:

   'LC_NUMERIC=C solfege'

   You can run the 'locale' command to see what environment variables
controlling locales are set.

1.4 Some menu entries are blank when I use language other than english.
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If you are running Debian with glibc > 2.2, try to rerun 'locale-gen' as
root, and maybe edit '/etc/locale.gen'.