Posted by jb on 11/23/30 11:43

> jb wrote:
>
>> If an html file is created in 16-bit unicode format and an appropriate
>> character set is used (e.g. GB2312, a flavor of chinese), will it
>> display correctly?
>
> When using 16-bit encoding, you must configure your webserver correctly, so
> it sends the encoding in the Content-Type HTTP header (Content-Type:
> text/html; coding=GB2312).

That makes sense. Will it work for local files?

>
> I don't know though, if GB2312 belongs to the widely supported encodings -
> i.e. if there are browsers that do not support it.
>
>> Will it be necessary to use any character codes?
>
> What do you mean by 'character codes'?
>

....codes like this: ö

I'm working on an html generator which isn't working properly for a
chinese user. Unicode support will be added if it solves the problem.

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