UTF-8 problems using GEdit on 'menu.xml'

[John Shane]

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 07:43:20 -0400
"Paul M. Bucalo" <linuxuser at pmbenterprises.com> wrote:

> I have been experiencing a strange problem that I can't resolve or
> find answers to. When I edit 'menu.xml' with GEdit (FC1), initially
> the edits I make will save and allow the right-click menu to show. For
> instance, I did a simple copy & paste of one complete menu branch
> below another. However, further work on the menu structure, copying
> and pasting branches and overwriting tags contents to fit my needs,
> results in a non-working menu. When I right-click, I get a tiny box
> that is barely larger than the tip of my mouse cursor. Nothing else.

Hi Paul, just a FWIT but I have that problem sometimes, too. In my case
I've always traced it to a typo somewhere or a cut and paste that didn't
quite get everything I meant to or that I pasted into the wrong place. 
Now I save the menu.xml file after my changes but leave it open in the
editor (vim in a terminal window) while I right-click on the desktop to
check that everything is working.  If I get the little dot instead of
the menu I can go back and look for the problem.  John