[thelist] Special chars on web pages

[Cristian Secara]

On Sun, 2 Jun 2002 13:42:31 -0400 (EDT), Jonathon Isaac Swiderski
wrote:

>Probably the systems on which these things show up properly are Windows systems
>with Word (or at least Word fonts) installed.

The problem is that the mentioned page is missing the charset
statement.
In the absence of the charset specification, IE assumes Windows
codepage, whereas other browsers assumes something else (I have no idea
what).

On that page, by putting <META HTTP [...] charset=Windows-1252"> then
the page displays correctly under Windows platform, either browser.
However, the Windows charset is to be avoided, if the user platform is
unpredictible (i.e. if the page is for internet use and not for a
closed known intranet).

For the ISO charset, as already mentioned, the code characters between
80 and 9F hex should not be used.

Best wishes,
    Cristi

--
Cristian Secara
http://www.secarica.ro/





This e-mail was scanned by RAV AntiVirus!

-------------------------------------------------------
Xnet scaneaza automat toate mesajele impotriva virusilor folosind RAV AntiVirus.
Xnet automatically scans all messages for viruses using RAV AntiVirus.

Nota: RAV AntiVirus poate sa nu detecteze toti virusii noi sau toate variantele lor. Va rugam sa luati in considerare ca exista un risc de fiecare data cand deschideti fisiere atasate si ca MobiFon nu este responsabila pentru nici un prejudiciu cauzat de virusi.
Disclaimer: RAV AntiVirus may not be able to detect all new viruses and variants. Please be aware that there is a risk involved whenever opening e-mail attachments to your computer and that MobiFon is not responsible for any damages caused by viruses.