1. Don’t post the same solution in then places (this is about your other topic 🙂
2. Make sure you save those files wiht the proper encoding – utf-8. Even the Notepad has the option to save the file after editing with different encodings.
Check your text editor settings and make sure that it is also in utf-8
[moshu beat me]
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niemi
(@niemi)
Moshu >> I posted the solutions in different threads where the issue wasn’t yet solved. If one make a thread concerning his problem about the UTF-7 bug, it doesn’t help him much if no one answers him in his thread.
Well, at least not if I don’t search for the topic and find the solution in another thread. 😀
Mosh and Handy, what exactly to you mean by “Make sure you save those files wiht the proper encoding” and” “make sure that it is also in utf-8”?
Can I specify the charset somewhere in the .php files or?
Niemi – just keep an eye on the last post in the thread. If more than a month or two ago, you can safely assume the original poster isn’t checking back daily for an answer…
Can I specify the charset somewhere in the .php files or?
Nope, in your text/code editor. For instance, I use Notepad++. One of the options it offers is to specify the character set. Even Windows Notepad will save in a couple charsets.
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niemi
(@niemi)
Okay, I found the line
<meta http-equiv=”Content-Type” content=”<?php bloginfo(‘html_type’); ?>; charset=<?php bloginfo(‘charset’); ?>” />
in the header.php and pasted it to the footer, but it just changed “Å” to two aa’s. Now I can’t even type Æ, Ø and Å in the .php footer. It shows ;'[ instead.
NO!!!
Why don’t you read more carefully?
You don’t touch anything in header and/or footer.
You watch your editor! What are you using to edit the template files?
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niemi
(@niemi)
I’m using Dreamweaver, I’m trying to read VERY carefully though…
Use Notepad. Simple, no mess.
When saving a file you will have a dropdown option to select the Encoding. Select utf-8.
Done.
Thread Starter
niemi
(@niemi)
Oh I see. Notepad being more advanced than Dreamweaver. Quite impressive. 😀
But thanks, it works very well now. I’ll just open all .php files in notepad and save them as UTF-8 now.
Well, to be honest: Editing WP theme files in Dreamweaver is a lot like swatting a fly with a Buick. 🙂
In other words, total overkill and prone to collateral damage.
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niemi
(@niemi)
Handy, you might be right but I can’t be without Dreamweavers built-in FTP-client. I like to be able to upload directly.
there is no way to make this work i DW? sounds insane to have to ‘go through’ notepad. what tha heck does the “edit > preferences > new document > default encoding : Unicode UTF-8 “, nothing apparently? Thank!
