- From: Martin J. Duerst <duerst@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 12:34:08 +0900
- To: addison@globalsight.com, "Suzanne Topping" <stopping@rochester.rr.com>
- Cc: www-international@w3.org
Forwarded by the list moderator. [Addison, your message went to Suzanne, but not to the list in the first place, because you were not subscribed to the list.] Regards, Martin. At 00/04/11 12:36 -0400, addison@globalsight.com wrote: >Hi Suzanne, > >The script encoding is in the same place in a page that contains >Javascript as in a "normal" HTML page. > >In the end, a "Javascript page" is still in HTML and can have a META tag >just like normal HTML. Most such pages, however, either indicate the >encoding in the http header (which is a much better place for it) or don't >bother to indicate the encoding at all (which is bad, but not a surprise). >You can put a META tag in your file still, but this produces less reliable >results in pages that are Javascript or Java heavy. > >XML files are, by default, Unicode encoded (UTF-8, I believe), unless >tagged otherwise. An http header may still be used to indicate the >character encoding of the file, but the XML parser itself is looking for: > ><?xml version="1.0" encoding="Big5"?> > >thanks, > >Addison > >Addison P. Phillips >Senior Globalization Consultant >Global Sight Corporation > ><mailto:addison@globalsight.com>mailto:addison@globalsight.com >================================ >101 Metro Drive, Suite 750 >San Jose, California 95110 USA >(+1) 408.350.3649 - Phone ><http://www.globalsight.com>http://www.globalsight.com >================================ > >Going global with your web site? Global Sight provides Web-based >software solutions that simplify the process, cut costs, and save time. > > >@ >Sent by: www-international-request@w3.org >04/11/2000 10:45 AM AST > >To: "www" <www-international@w3.org> >cc: >bcc: >Subject: Encoding designation in non-HTML sites > > >Hello, > >Can someone tell me where the encoding method is indicated in Java >script-based web sites? I was just looking through the source of a few >sites, and couldn't find any char-set designations. > >How about XML sites? > >Thanks! > > >--++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >Suzanne Topping >Localization Unlimited >(Globalization Process Improvement Consulting and Training) > >In association with BizWonk (TM) > >Phone: 716-473-0791 >Fax: 716-231-2013 >Email: stopping@rochester.rr.com > >(Send me an email to join the North East Localization Special Interest >Group, an email distribution list which acts as a discussion forum for >localization issues.)
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