using the character ë in a language file

6 May 2008, 3:31 PM

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using the character ë in a language file

How do I enter the character ë in a language file so that it displays properly? I know with a ' you have to add ' for it to display. Also ê for that matter.

Greatly appreciated!

c

7 May 2008, 1:36 PM

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Re: using the character ë in a language file

Anyone?

7 May 2008, 4:12 PM

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Re: using the character ë in a language file

I have entered these characters directly in the language file. Perhaps this may help:
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=26

8 May 2008, 12:24 PM

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Re: using the character ë in a language file

Hi Rik

Thanks for the response. Which character set should I use? Did you enter the character manually? How did you do it?

thanx

9 May 2008, 6:56 PM

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Re: using the character ë in a language file

Assuming that your shop will be mainly in english, you may leave it (setlocale and charset) as it is.

Entering ë is just as you have done in the header above. :yes:

I'm using a windows pc and have set the keyboard to US-international.
I type "e and the pc shows ë.

I hope this is of any help.

13 May 2008, 9:40 AM

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Re: using the character ë in a language file

The shop will be in English and Afrikaans, so I really need those characters.

I type those chatacters in and it gets displayed as 'Ã«'

Ill try the "e. Thanks. But how will I display ê?

thanx

14 May 2008, 10:53 AM

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Re: using the character ë in a language file

Typing "e displays as "e. :|

Thanks in advance.

15 May 2008, 9:21 AM

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Re: using the character ë in a language file

I had to set the charset in the language.php file to UTF-8

// charset for web pages and emails
define('CHARSET', 'UTF-8');

Working perfectly so far.