Font or charset/encoding problem in input fields (Linux)

[vicnov]

Hi,
I am trying to enter a text in russian language into input fields in Flash
Player 9.
I can type russian characters but they are displayed incorrectly in the input
field - some strange symbols are shown instead. If I copy-paste a text from
text editor, it is inserted and shown correctly - even more, it is sent
correctly to server and shown to other users.

Can I configure fonts for Flash Player or something else to make it working?
Or is it a bug in Flash Player or Firefox browser?

My system is:
Ubuntu Linux 6.10 (Edgy), Kernel 2.6.17-11
Firefox 2.0.0.3 browser
Flash Player 9.0 downloaded from Adobe site and installed via their script

The following variables are set in /etc/environment:
LANG="en_US.UTF-8"
LANGUAGE="en_US:en"
I tried setting LANG="ru_RU.UTF-8" - in this case I can not type in input
field at all.

Thank you for your help.

[i-wt]

Is this with one particular form or lots on different web sites? If the author
didn't use the right settings then it won't let you input the text correctly.
Still, it looks like you've got a workaround, so that's something.
If it's with one site, could you maybe supply the URL and I'll test it and let
you know how I get on and then, if it works for me, we can then see if we can
work out what settings are different?

[vicnov]

This is for all sites - for example, you can look at [url]www.ivideochat.com[/url] (click
"Start video chat" - you will be proposed to enter nickname into a text field).
Seems that this is not site problem because my friend can enter russian text
on same sites in Windows XP.

[i-wt]

I've just tested on Mac OS X with Greek and Russian. Russian's fine, but
Greek's not?! Hmm... I'll test in Linux over the next couple of days (it's a
rather fine day here, so I'm away out now to enjoy the sunshine!) and let you
know how I get on!

[vicnov]

Ok, waiting for your testing results!
I can not say "a fine day" about the weather here, so I am working ;-)

[i-wt]

I'm getting the same results as you - and with forms which work fine on Mac OS
X and Windows. The fact that we can copy and paste successfully does suggest
that Flash Player for Linux can deal with Cyrillic, it's just that it's somehow
not happy with the way the characters are being input. I'll carry on testing
and see if I work out what setting might be involved, if any.