Content with Asian Characters: Are there special considerations?

Forum Moderators: open

Message Too Old, No Replies

Content with Asian Characters: Are there special considerations?

Do I need to download font sets? Copy and paste from the client?

martinibuster

2:45 am on Jan 18, 2003 (gmt 0)

I am thinking about doing a web site for an Asian client, and they want the web site to utilize Japanese characters.

Can I get away with cutting and pasting? Are there special character sets I have to download if using Dreamweaver?

Thanks for the input, this is something new for me!

:) Y

bill

6:29 am on Jan 18, 2003 (gmt 0)

Here's what I do:

<html lang="ja">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=x-sjis">
<meta http-equiv="content-language" content="ja">
<meta name="language" content="ja">

This may be overkill, but it covers all of the encoding possibilities I've run into over the years. Essentially if the browser is set to accept Japanese encoding this will allow it to automatically recognize the encoding. In other words the individual viewing your page will not have to manually set encoding when viewing your site.

As far as downloads go it depends on the OS you're using. Microsoft does have a Global IME that you can download for different versions of Windows and Office products. Depending on your OS and software the IME will extend your ability to view and write in Japanese.

[edited by: bill at 8:35 am (utc) on Nov. 25, 2004]

Woz

6:50 am on Jan 18, 2003 (gmt 0)

Thanks bill, I figured you would be along with the scoop.

martinibuster, there are quite a few threads here in the Asia-Pacific forum relating to languages and character sets, have a dig through for more info.

Onya
Woz

martinibuster

9:04 am on Jan 18, 2003 (gmt 0)

Thanks Bill and Woz, I will take a look.

:) Y