Ian Malone wrote: > $ echo $LANG > en_GB.UTF-8 > > I'm having two (connected?) problems with unicode characters and > (GNU) Emacs. The first is loading emacs to visit a file: > > $emacs Kölsch& There are a number of other environment variables that can be set: type "set", and take a look through. In particular, look at any beginning LC. Hope this helps, James. -- E-mail address: james | "The duke had a mind that ticked like a clock and, @westexe.demon.co.uk | like a clock, it regularly went cuckoo." | -- Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters