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::'''a.''' '''In''' '''English only'''?
::'''a.''' '''In''' '''English only'''?
::'''b. In some language that uses a handful of special characters '''(for example: accented Latin letters, as in German, French, Spanish, Polish...)
::'''b. In some language that uses a handful of special characters '''(for example: accented Latin letters, as in German, French, Spanish, Polish...)
::'''c.''' In an alphabet with much '''more letters'''? (Russian, Chinese...)
::'''c. In some language that uses slightly more special characters '''(for example: Cyrillic alphabet -- Russian, Bulgarian, etc.)
::'''d.''' In an alphabet with much '''more letters'''? (Japanese, Chinese...)




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* If the answer is '''"b"''', then you need to consider searching/creating fonts that will allow the special characters you need, such as : Spanish ('''áéíóúüñ''', etc.), German ('''öäß''', etc.), French ('''àâêéèëûîïç''', etc.). BUT the good news is, those three common languages fit together in a character table of just 256 characters. This document will explain how to do.
* If the answer is '''"b"''', then you need to consider searching/creating fonts that will allow the special characters you need, such as : Spanish ('''áéíóúüñ''', etc.), German ('''öäß''', etc.), French ('''àâêéèëûîïç''', etc.). BUT the good news is, those three common languages fit together in a character table of just 256 characters. This document will explain how to do.


* If the answer is '''"c"''', then AGS wasn't really designed for your needs. There are workarounds, but they are outside of the scope of this document.
* If the answer is '''"c"''', then you need to consider searching/creating fonts that will allow the special characters you need. Unlike situation "b", Cyrillic alphabet needs the whole 256 characters page to fit in, so you'll need a font just for that alphabet. But still, it shouldn't be too hard.
 
* If the answer is '''"d"''', then AGS wasn't really designed for your needs. There are workarounds, but they are outside of the scope of this document.




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