Re: Multiple char encodings for site internationalzation

From: Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 02:30:08 +0000
Subject: Re: Multiple char encodings for site internationalzation
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Quoting Hironori Sato <satoh@jpnnet.com>: > Hmmm, instead of throwing large utf-8 table into PHP distribution, would it > be nicer to have some sort of 'language module' for each language? If one > needs Japanese support, use 'Japanese module', people in need of Russian > can grab 'Russian module', and so on. Just an idea. What about apps that have to deal with lots of encodings, and never know which in advance? Eg, webmail - you want to be able to display multiple charsets in one email, if necessary, and you don't want to have to choose which charsets your system will handle at php compile time... -chuck -- Charles Hagenbuch, <chagenbu@wso.williams.edu> -- "we are plastered to the windshield of the bus that is time." - chris

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