Issue with encoding in JAR file/Netbeans environment

[granadajose]

Hi all,

I am currently developing a tool to check translations into Spanish. I am developing it under Ubuntu, but I also need to use it in Windows.

The tool always works correctly in Ubuntu. However, in Windows, it only works correctly if I launch it using the the Netbeans environment (F6). However, if I build a JAR file and try to launch it doubling click on the JAR file or through the command line, the accented characters (such as "á", "é", "í" or "ú") don't display correctly and the tool doesn't work correctly.

Do you know of any method to make the tool work without having to launch it using Neetbeans?

I have try to build it using different encodings, but none seems to work.

Many thanks for your help,

Jose

[lsvichet]

I have this problem too

[granadajose]

I have learn the following about this issue:

1. The issue seems to appear when reading text files. In order to get the same results, the files for Windows and Linux must have different encodings: UTF8 + Linux end lines for Linux and ASCII + Windows end lines for Windows. With this encoding both files will be readed the same way in two operating systems.

2. When writing for a HTML widget (such as a jTextPane), it's best to use the HTML encoding (i.e., "é" for "é", etc.).

Hope this would be useful for you!

Jose