[Typo3-dev] T3 Charset

[Martin Kutschker]

Kraft Bernhard schrieb:
> Martin Kutschker wrote:
> 
>> Yes, that's why TYPO3 should not default to ANY charset. The Admin 
>> must   set it.
> 
> But if you let each record be in a specific charset (like it is now when 
> you have not set forceCharset
> but have Users with different Language settings) then you must admit 
> that it would be necessary to store
> the charset with the record together in the table.

Yes. I thought about such a concept, but Kasper's right, it's to 
complicated for offering so little benefit (in comparison to a 
all-Unicode solution).

> If TYPO3 get's instructed to display the page in 8859-2 for example how 
> can it ensure that everything it
> prints out really IS 8859-2 .... it would need to convert all non 8859-2 
> pages/Content elements/whatever
> to the requested charset first ...

This is what it already does, if forceCharset is different from 
config.renderCharset.

Masi