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  • Permanent solution for the Unicode problem
     OP - February 12, 2010, 06:19 PM
    Edit2: The solution is working and is enabled now. Reply to this thread if it doesn't work for you.

    Hey everybody,

    I've become tired of this stupid issue and therefore decided to solve this at the server side once and for all. It's actually solved now, but first I want you to test my solution, so that I can be sure that no browser has problems with it.

    So please, post something here (like äöü) and enter this URL in your address bar before you send your posting:

    javascript:useUnicode=true;void(0);

    Edit1: Note: Okay, let's forget the JavaScript URL. Crappy Safari browser doesn't even support them. I will just add a checkbox beneath the textarea, which you can check if you want to try the solution out.

    So far successfully tested in: Firefox 3.5.7, Opera 10.10, Internet Explorer 8, Safari 4.0.4
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #1 - February 12, 2010, 06:23 PM
    i'll try again  Huh?
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #2 - February 12, 2010, 06:24 PM
    doesnt seem to be working as I copied & pasted the aou characters and they didnt show up..
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #3 - February 12, 2010, 06:25 PM
    Did you enter the JavaScript URL before hitting 'Post'?
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #4 - February 12, 2010, 06:25 PM
    yep, including the semicolon at the end
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #5 - February 12, 2010, 06:26 PM
    Works in Firefox (3.5.7) and Opera (10.10) for me: äöü
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #6 - February 12, 2010, 06:26 PM
    Huh?
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #7 - February 12, 2010, 06:27 PM
    the confused smiley keeps coming up for me?  I'm using IE8 if that makes a difference?
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #8 - February 12, 2010, 06:28 PM
    It actually shouldn't. You also include the 'javascript:' in the URL right?
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #9 - February 12, 2010, 06:29 PM
    I put this in the address bar:

    javascript:useUnicode=true;void(0);
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #10 - February 12, 2010, 06:30 PM
    Good. Do you enter it when on the page with the post form?
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #11 - February 12, 2010, 07:16 PM
    Alright, I added a checkbox. That should motivate more people to test my code.
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #12 - February 12, 2010, 07:20 PM
    click reply, then copy and paste aou from your post and stick the code in the address bar, then click post..

    Huh?

    (Can someone else give it a try, perhaps its just me..)
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #13 - February 12, 2010, 07:20 PM
    Quote from: IsLame on February 12, 2010, 07:17 PM
    I get this without pasting anything in the address bar

    Check the checkbox below the textarea and try again. Thanks for testing.
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #14 - February 12, 2010, 07:25 PM
    IsLame, I don't have IE8, so it's difficult for me to determine if my code works at all in that browser. Could you please stick this in the address bar and tell me what you get in the message box?
    javascript:alert("äöü".replace(/[^\x00-\x80]/g,function(m){return"&#"+m.charCodeAt(0)+";"}));
    You should get "äöü"
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #15 - February 12, 2010, 07:36 PM
    Testing in Safari 4.04: äüö
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #16 - February 12, 2010, 07:50 PM
     
    I get a unticked tick box below the message box saying

    Quote
    Enable Unicode (Still testing!)

     
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #17 - February 12, 2010, 08:16 PM
    Yeah, and did you enable it and try to post Unicode characters?
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #18 - February 12, 2010, 08:22 PM
    no, I'll try that now..

    äüö
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #19 - February 12, 2010, 08:23 PM
    Ozonedance
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #20 - February 12, 2010, 08:26 PM
    Hällélüjäh! Cheesy
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #21 - February 12, 2010, 08:54 PM
    Çhḙḙrs!
  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #22 - February 12, 2010, 09:04 PM
    Does this mean when copying and pasting from another website we'll no longer see the ? instead of " and '?
  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #23 - February 12, 2010, 09:10 PM
    Yes, liberated.
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #24 - February 12, 2010, 09:13 PM
    testing with the stirling symbol & a random bbc news article

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    Parents and pupils at a Kent school held a protest to try and stop their head teacher from resigning after a row about the slaughter of a school lamb.

    Andrea Charman taught her final day at Lydd School, but parents and pupils chanted "save our head" at the gates.

    Mrs Charman was criticised in September after sending Marcus the lamb - who had been hand-reared by pupils - to slaughter, despite calls to save him.

    The council said Mrs Charman had resigned for "personal reasons".

    In a statement, Kent County Council said: "The governing body would like to thank Mrs Charman for all her hard work during her time at the school."

    Comedian Paul O'Grady, who lives near Ashford, had offered to buy Marcus.

     

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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #25 - February 12, 2010, 09:14 PM
    £
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #26 - February 12, 2010, 09:18 PM
    Well done Aziz - didnt quite know what you had done as I didnt know what unicode meant.  Looks like it further does more than I expected.. 

    You can remove (Still testing!) from the Enable Unicode (Still testing!) now  Afro 

    Why dont you permanently enable it and remove the box?
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #27 - February 12, 2010, 09:23 PM
    Quote from: Aziz on February 12, 2010, 09:10 PM
    Yes, liberated.

    Awesome. One more thing which would be great if possible, would be a 'quote' button showing next to the last post, as it is right now all other posts have a quote button but the last post on every topic is missing that quote button
  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #28 - February 12, 2010, 09:24 PM
    Will do that of course. The box won't be necessary then. It will be automatic. Just want to make sure that it works for practically everybody here. Smiley

    Btw, that article seems to contain no Unicode characters. Smiley
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  • Re: Permanent solution for Unicode problem
     Reply #29 - February 12, 2010, 09:27 PM
    Quote from: liberated on February 12, 2010, 09:23 PM
    Awesome. One more thing which would be great if possible, would be a 'quote' button showing next to the last post, as it is right now all other posts have a quote button but the last post on every topic is missing that quote button

    I believe that's a deliberate design decision made by osmanthus. I guess he wants to avoid that people quote the last posting which sometimes contains a lot of text.
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