Re: [w3 i18n geo] Q&A: Setting Encoding in Web Authoring Applica tion s

François,

Recent versions of TextPad seem to support DBCS in Unicode.
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"RICHARD,FRANCOIS (HP-France,ex1)" wrote:
> 
> Hi Phil,
> 
> I have a comment on Helios TextPad. If relevant to this FAQ, I would inform
> the reader about the fact that the Unicode support is minimal and restricted
> to Latin-1 Supplement characters in TextPad.
> 
> /François
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Arko, Phil [mailto:phil.arko@scr.siemens.com]
> > Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 8:33 PM
> > To: 'public-i18n-geo@w3.org'
> > Subject: [w3 i18n geo] Q&A: Setting Encoding in Web Authoring
> > Application s
> >
> >
> >
> > Greetings all!
> >
> > Below is the Q&A about setting encoding in various web
> > authoring applications. Your feedback is appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Phil Arko
> > Sr. Human Factors Engineer
> > Siemens Corporate Research
> > User Interface Design Center
> >
> >
> >
> > ==============================================
> > SETTING ENCODING IN WEB AUTHORING APPLICATIONS
> > ==============================================
> >
> >
> > QUESTION
> >
> > How do I set character encoding in my web authoring
> > application? [??? or: "Where is the feature hidden in my
> > application?" ???]
> >
> >
> >
> > BACKGROUND
> >
> > Content on the web can be authored using a variety of
> > software applications. Even within a single site, the content
> > may have been created using multiple authoring tools. For
> > example, a website that was created using Macromedia
> > Dreamweaver might also include a page created using Microsoft
> > Access' data access page feature, as well as a dynamic Flash
> > movie that allows for language selection. In order for all of
> > these files to properly serve the correct text, they need to
> > be properly encoded.
> >
> > This article is not meant to be a tutorial on defining and
> > using character encoding within the web authoring
> > applications, but rather to identify where some of the key
> > functionality exists. This is not a complete listing of
> > software, but rather a collection of some of the more popular
> > web authoring applications in use
> >
> > As software evolves, it is possible that the location of the
> > functionality may change. In addition, specific options of
> > character encodings may vary depending on the user's
> > installation version and location, and so these are not
> > discussed in detail for each application. For more detailed
> > information, refer to the specific application's help content
> > or user manuals. Common keywords for searches include
> > Character Encoding, Internationalization, Multilingual,
> > Unicode, and UTF.
> >
> > There are two main points to remember when creating properly
> > encoded files:
> >
> >      1. the markup within the document must properly
> > designate the encoding (such as charset=iso-8859-1 in an
> > XHTML/HTML meta tag, or encoding="UTF-8" in an XML
> > declaration statement).
> >
> >      2. the file, itself, must be saved in the proper
> > encoding format (such as UTF-8).
> >
> > Most of these applications will save the file in the proper
> > format, but may not input the proper markup within the document.
> >
> > Another key element in the markup is the language indicator.
> > Many of the applications listed here combine the encoding and
> > language in the user-selectable options. If the language is
> > not included by the application, it is good practice to also
> > include that in the markup manually. Some applications may
> > acquire the regional settings of your operating system to
> > create a locale tag.
> >
> >
> >
> > ANSWER
> >
> > [??? Adobe Acrobat ???]
> > [??? can't find anything specific yet ???]
> >
> >
> > [??? Adobe FrameMaker ???]
> > [??? can't find anything specific yet ???]
> >
> >
> > Adobe GoLive 5.0 (Mac)
> > [??? Newer version?, PC version the same? ???]
> >
> > To specify the character encoding for your pages, go to Edit
> > > Preferences > Encodings category.
> >
> >
> > [??? Adobe Page Maker ???]
> > [??? can't find anything specific yet ???]
> >
> >
> > Apple TextEdit
> >
> > You will need to input the proper encoding into the
> > XHTML/HTML file. Files are natively saved as UTF-8, so no
> > further action is necessary.
> >
> >
> > Macromedia ColdFusion (Windows)
> >
> > To properly configure a ColdFusion application, become
> > familiar with the various encoding-related commands and
> > functions (a few of which include "setEncoding," "cfcontent,"
> > and the form attribute "enctype").
> >
> >
> > Macromedia Dreamweaver MX (Mac & Windows)
> >
> > To specify the character encoding for your pages, go to
> > Modify > Page Properties. Select the proper encoding from the
> > "Document Encoding" dropdown menu.
> >
> > To specify the character encoding for viewing pages while
> > editing, go to Edit > Preferences > Fonts category
> > (Dreamweaver > Preferences > Fonts category on Mac).
> >
> >
> > Macromedia Flash MX (Mac & Windows)
> >
> > When efficiently designed, multilingual Flash movies often
> > store the text for each language in separate include files
> > (#include), reducing the time needed to download a flash
> > movie by only sending the selected language data. UTF-8 text
> > can be stored in an include file. The include file should
> > start with "//!-- UTF8" and must be saved in UTF-8 format.
> >
> > UTF-8 character notation can also be specified in Flash's
> > ActionScript environment. U+0000 would be written using the
> > escape sequence "\u0000" within the ActionScript code.
> >
> > Another setting worth noting is the encoding setting for the
> > end-user's Flash Player. This is defaulted to false
> > (system.useCodepage = false;), which will use UTF-8. There
> > are times when this may have been changed for some special
> > purpose, but must be changed back to "false" before
> > displaying UTF-8 text again by placing the proper
> > ActionScript in the timeline before calling any new text.
> >
> >
> > Macromedia HomeSite+
> >
> > You need to input the encoding information in the file. You
> > can then go to File > Save As and select the proper encoding
> > using the Encoding dropdown menu.
> >
> > There is also an HTML Tidy feature that can check your code
> > as you type. The encoding options are located here: Options >
> > Settings > CodeSweeper category
> > > HTML Tidy CodeSweeper subcategory > Macromedia HTML
> > subcategory > Char
> > encoding dropdown menu.
> >
> >
> > Microsoft Office -- Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
> > (version 2000 for Windows, version X for Mac OS X) [??? NEED
> > TO CHECK IF THIS IS THE SAME IN OFFICE XP ???]
> >
> > Microsoft Word is often used to export documents directly to
> > HTML. Increasingly, spreadsheets and presentations (from
> > Excel and PowerPoint,
> > respectively) are also being exported to web pages. Exporting
> > database content into web pages has become easier for the
> > desktop user with the addition of data access pages within
> > Microsoft Access (Windows only).
> >
> > Select "Tools > Options > General tab > Web Options button >
> > Encoding tab." Select the appropriate selection in the "Save
> > document as" dropdown menu.
> >
> > Note: In Access, first open the data access page in design view.
> >
> >
> > Microsoft Frontpage 2000 (Windows)
> >
> > The encoding options are under "Language (character set)." Go
> > to: Tools > Page Options > Default Font tab. You will notice
> > an option that says "Multilingual (UTF-8)."
> >
> >
> > Microsoft Notepad (Windows)
> >
> > If you create or edit documents using Notepad, you will need
> > to specify the character encoding and language when you write
> > the markup code. When you save the document, select "File >
> > Save as" and select the proper encoding from the Encoding
> > dropdown list at the bottom. Be aware that there is a known
> > issue with this, which can be fixed with a Pearl script. [???
> > CAN ANYONE PROVIDE MORE INFO ABOUT THIS ???]
> >
> >
> > Helios TextPad
> >
> > The proper markup for encoding will need to be entered into
> > the file. When saving the document, the proper file format
> > can be selected here: File > Save As > Encoding dropdown menu.
> >
> >
> > W3C Amaya (Mac, Unix, Windows)
> >
> > When saving the file, go to File > Save as. Amaya will make
> > sure that the encoding is correct in the xml declaration (for
> > XHTML) and the <meta> statement. Amaya also uses the
> > appropriate encoding ('charset') in the HTTP headers when it
> > saves a document remotely using PUT. Amaya also understands
> > several other encodings when loading a document, but is not
> > able so save in any of these.
> >
> >
> >
> > BY THE WAY
> >
> > Keep in mind that the end user can select both the encoding
> > to use, as well as the font to use for each encoding [??? CAN
> > THIS BE OVERWRITTEN BY CSS ???]. For example in Microsoft
> > Internet Explorer, the current encoding can be viewed (and
> > revised) by going to the cascading menus under View >
> > Encoding. Note that "Right-To-Left Document" or
> > "Left-To-Right Document" will also appear when it has been set.
> >
> > Another option that is selectable by the user for Internet
> > Explorer users is the option to "Always send URLs as UTF-8."
> > This can be found here: Tools > Internet Options > Advanced
> > tab > Browsing category.
> >
> > When content is ready to be published, it is good practice to
> > also validate your content using the W3 validation tool
> [http://validator.w3.org/ ].
> 
> LINKS
> 
> Hints & Tips: Character Encodings
> http://www.w3.org/International/O-charset.html
> 
> Unicode Enabled Products http://www.unicode.org/onlinedat/products.html
> 
> Encoding Forms
> http://www.unicode.org/standard/principles.html#Encoding_Forms

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