[GNC] Is it safe to use Greek, Chinese etc characters

Adrien Monteleone adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net
Mon Dec 19 21:19:53 EST 2022


I don't think it will be an issue, though that doesn't mean you won't 
find a bug or two.

I use extended characters in some memos and descriptions and haven't had 
any problems so far.

You can even use emoji, I'm pretty sure, though I do not.

Regards,
Adrien

On 12/19/22 7:47 PM, Dr. David Kirkby wrote:
> Due to the nature of my work, quite often when copying descriptions from
> invoices I will have the Greek omega letter.  If a description of a part
> has “50 x” where x is the omega letter, I have tended to change it to “50
> ohm” on the assumption that the odd characters could cause problem(s).
> 
> I am using the business features, so if I buy something off a Chinese
> seller on eBay, it’s tempting to just copy and paste the text, despite it
> is meaningless to me.



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