From: Jean-Pierre Berard <jberard@...>
Date: 2002-09-06T19:10:18+09:00
Subject: ruby entry widget does not display properly

In win2k ruby does not seem to be able to display properly Tk entry widget 
entered
in Unicode. 
I know already that ruby script written in utf-8 will display without any 
difficulties thanks to the command line option rubyw -Ku script.rbw but 
when one enters Unicode through the global IME in Japanese for example into 
an Tk entry widget one gets an ugly cursor obstructing most of the display 
and nothing else except a series of strings ?????

When the equivalent is done under Tcl/Tk, the Japanese characters are 
displayed
beautifully without any ugly showing up of the cursor! 
Any pointer is most welcome since I am new to ruby. 
Many thanks
Jean-Pierre Berard

------------- Tcl/Tk script

entry .e  -width 40 -font "Times 16 normal" 
pack  .e

------------- ruby script

require "tk"

TkEntry.new { 
insertwidth 40 
font 'Times 16 normal' 
pack 
}

Tk.mainloop