FAQ
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See also `http://www.solfege.org/Solfege/FrequentlyAskedQuestions'

The window title does not display non-ascii characters
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... everything look like: "Solfege \x{0414}\x{0438}\x{0442}..."

   This is because your window manager does not display unicode fonts.
Try a window manager that can handle unicode fonts, for example
metacity.

The program crashes at startup!
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Try to start the program with the `--no-sound'. If the program starts,
then you probably has to check the sound setup for your kernel. If you
for example have a Soundblaster 32 and unloads the `awe_wave' module,
Solfege will crash when it tries to open `/dev/music'.

ValueError: invalid literal for float():
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If you want translated messages, you should only set the `LC_MESSAGES'
environment variable, not `LC_ALL' or `LC_NUMERIC'. If your window
manager set these variable, you can avoid the problem by running
solfege like this:

   `LC_NUMERIC=C solfege'

   You can run the `locale' command to see what environment variables
controlling locales are set.

Some menu entries are blank when I use language other than english.
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If you are running Debian with glibc > 2.2, try to rerun `locale-gen'
as root, and maybe edit `/etc/locale.gen'.

