Now writing a Thai language pack.

[Thannaree]

Hello,

Many friends won't use zencart because there's no Thai pack available for the latest version. So, out of sheer generosity, I will write a Thai language pack but have a concern regarding encoding.

For example, I open the english.php file that is located in the includes/language folder with Notepad++. I go to Encoding and 'Convert to utf-8 without BOM,' enter my text in Thai, save and close the file. (If I don't Convert to utf-8 without BOM first, the text I enter in Thai will show as question marks.)

When I open it again the text I've just added now shows ลิขสิทธิ์. However, if I go to Encoding and select the 'Encode in utf-8 without boom,' the Thai text shows correctly again.

My concern is that I checked the schinese.php file, from the Chinese pack, and all Chinese characters show correctly when I open the file, no need to select 'Encode in utf-8 without boom.' So I am not sure whether 'Converting to utf-8 without BOM,' entering my text in Thai, saving and closing the file is the only thing I need to do.

Please advise if there's an

[frank18]

Apparently a lot of Thai websites use:

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=TIS-620">

Then there is thai-language.com which is apparently a resource for learning Thai - suggests using Unicode for Thai

Worth a try.......

[frank18]

It may also just be the capabilities of your editor Notepad++ . If you are using a Linux box such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora etc. then try installing Geany or Bluefish Editor and see if that gives you the desired results.

[Thannaree]

Apparently a lot of Thai websites use:

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=TIS-620">

I also have seen this but wouldn't that create any problem with the database, especially for those sites that also use other languages with a charset in utf-8?

It may also just be the capabilities of your editor Notepad++ . If you are using a Linux box such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora etc. then try installing Geany or Bluefish Editor and see if that gives you the desired results.

No, I am not using any linux box.

Thanks for your answers. I have checked with neteasy (whom wrote the latest Chinese pack) to see how she/he did it and what editor did she/he used....

[frank18]

I also have seen this but wouldn't that create any problem with the database, especially for those sites that also use other languages with a charset in utf-8?....

Yeah, it probably would, didn't think about that. Which leaves me suspecting the editor may not be capable of handling Thai characters.