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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from kivy.app import App
+from kivy.lang import Builder
+from kivy.properties import StringProperty, ObjectProperty
+from kivy.uix.boxlayout import BoxLayout
+from kivy.uix.floatlayout import FloatLayout
+from kivy.uix.popup import Popup
+
+
+Builder.load_string(
+'''
+#: import resource_find kivy.resources
+#: import utils kivy
+#: import os os
+<Unicode_TextInput>
+    orientation: 'vertical'
+    txt_input: unicode_txt
+    ScrollView:
+        size_hint: 1, .9
+        TextInput:
+            id: unicode_txt
+            text: root.unicode_string
+            size_hint: 1, None
+            height: 1364
+            on_touch_down:
+                print (self.line_height-1+self.padding_y)*(len(self._lines)-1)
+    BoxLayout:
+        size_hint: 1, .05
+        Label:
+            text: 'current font: ' + unicode_txt.font_name
+        Button:
+            size_hint: .15, 1
+            text: 'change Font ...'
+            valign: 'middle'
+            halign: 'center'
+            text_size: self.size
+            on_release: root.show_load()
+
+<LoadDialog>:
+    BoxLayout:
+        size: root.size
+        pos: root.pos
+        BoxLayout:
+            orientation: "vertical"
+            size_hint: .2, 1
+            Button:
+                size_hint: 1, .2
+                text: 'User font directory\\n'
+                valign: 'middle'
+                halign: 'center'
+                text_size: self.size
+                on_release:
+                    _platform = utils.platform()
+                    filechooser.path = os.path.expanduser('~/.fonts')\
+if _platform == 'linux' else '/system/fonts' if _platform == 'android' else os.path.expanduser('~/Library/Fonts')\
+if _platform == 'macosx' else os.environ['WINDIR'] + '\Fonts\'
+            Button:
+                size_hint: 1, .2
+                text: 'System Font directory'
+                valign: 'middle'
+                halign: 'center'
+                text_size: self.size
+                on_release:
+                    _platform = utils.platform()
+                    filechooser.path = '/usr/share/fonts' \
+if _platform == 'linux' else '/system/fonts' if _platform == 'android' else os.path.expanduser\
+('/System/Library/Fonts') if _platform == 'macosx' else os.environ['WINDIR']\
++ "\Fonts\"
+            Label:
+                text: 'BookMarks'
+        BoxLayout:
+            orientation: "vertical"
+            FileChooserListView:
+                id: filechooser
+                filters: ['*.ttf']
+            BoxLayout:
+                size_hint_y: None
+                height: 30
+                Button:
+                    text: "cancel"
+                    on_release: root.cancel()
+                Button:
+                    text: "load"
+                    on_release: filechooser.selection != [] and root.load\
+(filechooser.path, filechooser.selection)
+''')
+
+
+class LoadDialog(FloatLayout):
+    load = ObjectProperty(None)
+    cancel = ObjectProperty(None)
+
+
+class Unicode_TextInput(BoxLayout):
+
+    txt_input = ObjectProperty(None)
+    unicode_string = StringProperty(u'''Latin-1 suppliment: éé çç ßß
+
+List of major languages taken from Google Translate
+____________________________________________________
+Try changing the font to see if the font can render the glyphs you need in your application.
+Scroll to see all languages in list
+
+Basic Latin:    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy old dog.
+Albanian:       Kafe të shpejtë dhelpra hedhje mbi qen lazy vjetër.
+الثعلب البني السريع يقفز فوق الكلب القديمة البطيئة.         :Arabic
+Africans:       Die vinnige bruin jakkals spring oor die lui hond.
+Armenian:       Արագ Brown Fox jumps ավելի ծույլ հին շունը.
+Azerbaijani:    Tez qonur tülkü də tənbəl yaşlı it üzərində atlamalar.
+Basque:         Azkar marroia fox alferrak txakur zaharra baino gehiago jauzi.
+Belarusian:     Хуткі карычневы ліс пераскоквае праз гультаяваты стары сабака.
+Bengali:        দ্রুত বাদামী শিয়াল অলস পুরানো কুকুর বেশি
+Bulgarian:      Бързата кафява лисица скача над мързелив куче.
+Chinese Simpl:  敏捷的棕色狐狸跳过懒惰的老狗。
+Catalan:        La cigonya tocava el saxofon en el vell gos mandrós.
+Croation:       Brzo smeđa lisica skoči preko lijen stari pas.
+Czech:          Rychlá hnědá liška skáče přes líného starého psa.
+Danish:         Den hurtige brune ræv hopper over den dovne gamle hund.
+Dutch:          De snelle bruine vos springt over de luie oude hond.
+Estonian:       Kiire pruun rebane hüppab üle laisa vana koer.
+Filipino:       Ang mabilis na brown soro jumps sa ang tamad lumang aso.
+Finnish:        Nopea ruskea kettu hyppää yli laiska vanha koira.
+French:         Le renard brun rapide saute par dessus le chien paresseux vieux.
+Galician:       A lixeira raposo marrón ataca o can preguiceiro de idade.
+Gregorian:      სწრაფი ყავისფერი მელა jumps გამო ზარმაცი წლის ძაღლი.
+German:         Der schnelle braune Fuchs springt über den faulen alten Hund.
+Greek:          Η γρήγορη καφέ αλεπού πηδάει πάνω από το τεμπέλικο γέρικο σκυλί.
+Gujrati:        આ ઝડપી ભુરો શિયાળ તે બેકાર જૂના કૂતરા પર કૂદકા.
+Hiation Creole: Rapid mawon Rena a so sou chen an parese fin vye granmoun.
+Hebrew:         השועל החום הזריז קופץ על הכלב הישן עצלן.
+Hindi:          तेज भूरे रंग की लोमड़ी आलसी बूढ़े कुत्ते के उपर से कूदती है ॥
+Hungarian:      A gyors barna róka átugorja a lusta vén kutya.
+Icelandic:      The fljótur Brown refur stökk yfir latur gamall hundur.
+Indonesian      Cepat rubah cokelat melompat atas anjing tua malas.
+Irish:          An sionnach donn tapaidh jumps thar an madra leisciúil d\'aois.
+Italian:        The quick brown fox salta sul cane pigro vecchio.
+Japanese:       速い茶色のキツネは、のろまな古いイヌに飛びかかった。
+Kannada:        ತ್ವರಿತ ಕಂದು ನರಿ ಆಲೂಗಡ್ಡೆ ಹಳೆಯ ಶ್ವಾನ ಮೇಲೆ ಜಿಗಿತಗಳು.
+Korean:         무궁화 게으른 옛 피었습니다.
+Latin:          Vivamus adipiscing orci et rutrum tincidunt super vetus canis.
+Latvian:        Ātra brūna lapsa lec pāri slinkam vecs suns.
+Lithuanian:     Greita ruda lapė šokinėja per tingus senas šuo.
+Macedonian:     Брзата кафена лисица скокови над мрзливи стариот пес.
+Malay:          Fox coklat cepat melompat atas anjing lama malas.
+Maltese:        Il-volpi kannella malajr jumps fuq il-kelb qodma għażżien.
+Norweigian:     Den raske brune reven hopper over den late gamle hunden.
+Persian:        روباه قهوه ای سریع روی سگ تنبل قدیمی میپرد.
+Polish:         Szybki brązowy lis przeskoczył nad leniwym psem życia.
+Portugese:      A ligeira raposa marrom ataca o cão preguiçoso de idade.
+Romanian:       Rapidă maro vulpea sare peste cainele lenes vechi.
+Russioan:       Быстрый коричневый лис перепрыгивает через ленивый старый пес.
+Serniam:        Брза смеђа лисица прескаче лењог пса старог.
+Slovak:         Rýchla hnedá líška skáče cez lenivého starého psa.
+Slovenian:      Kožuščku hudobnega nad leni starega psa.
+Spanish:        La cigüeña tocaba el saxofón en el viejo perro perezoso.
+Swahili:        Haraka brown fox anaruka juu ya mbwa wavivu zamani.
+Swedish:        Den snabba bruna räven hoppar över den lata gammal hund.
+Tamil:          விரைவான பிரவுன் ஃபாக்ஸ் சோம்பேறி பழைய நாய் மீது தொடரப்படுகிறது
+Telugu:         శీఘ్ర బ్రౌన్ ఫాక్స్ సోమరితనం పాత కుక్క కంటే హెచ్చుతగ్గుల.
+Thai:           สีน้ำตาลอย่างรวดเร็วจิ้งจอกกระโดดมากกว่าสุนัขเก่าที่ขี้เกียจ
+Turkish:        Hızlı kahverengi tilki tembel köpeğin üstünden atlar.
+Ukranian:       Швидкий коричневий лис перестрибує через лінивий старий пес.
+Urdu:           فوری بھوری لومڑی سست بوڑھے کتے پر کودتا.
+Vietnamese:     Các con cáo nâu nhanh chóng nhảy qua con chó lười biếng cũ.
+Welsh:          Mae\'r cyflym frown llwynog neidio dros y ci hen ddiog.
+Yiddish:        דער גיך ברוין פוקס דזשאַמפּס איבער די פויל אַלט הונט.''')
+
+    def dismiss_popup(self):
+        self._popup.dismiss()
+
+    def load(self, _path, _fname):
+        self.txt_input.font_name = _fname[0]
+        self._popup.dismiss()
+
+    def show_load(self):
+        content = LoadDialog(load=self.load, cancel=self.dismiss_popup)
+        self._popup = Popup(title="load file", content=content, \
+            size_hint=(0.9, 0.9))
+        self._popup.open()
+
+
+class unicode_app(App):
+
+    def build(self):
+        return Unicode_TextInput()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+    unicode_app().run()