Visual Studio中印地语文本显示为方块的问题求助

Hey there, let's work through this issue where your Hindi text started displaying as squares (tofu characters) in Visual Studio after working fine initially. Here are some practical steps to troubleshoot and fix it:

1. Verify the Hindi Font is Still Available & Intact #

Squares usually mean the system can't find a font that supports Devanagari script. First, check if the Hindi fonts you were using (like Mangal, Nirmala UI, or Noto Sans Devanagari) are still installed on your system:

• Open Control Panel > Fonts and search for the font name.
• If it's missing, download a reliable Devanagari font (e.g., Nirmala UI is built into Windows) and reinstall it.
• If the font exists but seems corrupted, delete it and reinstall a fresh copy.

2. Reset Visual Studio's Font Settings #

Visual Studio's font configuration might have gotten messed up. Let's reset it:

• Go to Tools > Options > Environment > Fonts and Colors.
• In the "Show settings for" dropdown, select Text Editor (or the specific context where you're seeing squares, like Output Window).
• Set the "Font" dropdown to a Devanagari-supported font (e.g., Nirmala UI), then click OK to save changes.
• Restart Visual Studio to apply the new settings.

3. Check System Regional & Language Settings #

Your system's language/region settings could have changed accidentally, breaking script support:

• Open Settings > Time & Language > Language & Region.
• Ensure Hindi (India) is added as a language. If not, click Add a language and install it.
• Set "Regional format" to Hindi (India) (or at least ensure it's set to a region that supports Unicode Devanagari).
• Restart your computer to apply these changes.

4. Repair or Update Visual Studio #

A recent update or corrupted installation might be causing the issue:

• Open the Visual Studio Installer.
• Select your installed VS version, then click Modify.
• Choose the Repair option and let the installer fix any corrupted files.
• Alternatively, check for pending updates in the installer and apply them to get the latest bug fixes.

5. Confirm File Encoding is UTF-8 #

If the text file's encoding changed to one that doesn't support Hindi, it'll show squares:

• Open the problematic file in Visual Studio.
• Look at the bottom-right corner of the VS window—you'll see the current file encoding (e.g., "Windows-1252").
• Click the encoding label, select Save with Encoding, then choose UTF-8 or UTF-8 with BOM from the list.
• Save the file and re-open it to check if the text displays correctly.

Give these steps a try—most likely one of them will resolve the square character issue!

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Gulshan Sonwar