universal data representation/encoding
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blackthorne
Jun 12, 2009, 7:27:51 PM6/12/09
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I'm trying to display text in a page using an universal encoding such
as UTF-8.
Here is an example:
return dict(message=u'Castro de Avelãs')
in the view I have:
<html><head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
</head>
...
{{=message}}
...
It doesn't work... I don't get the 'ã' or I get it messed up if I do
message='Castro de Avelãs'
I know for a fact that the problem is not related to the browser and
it's not on the view side because it works fine if I hardcode it (as
in put that string in the html template).
Thank you
as UTF-8.
Here is an example:
return dict(message=u'Castro de Avelãs')
in the view I have:
<html><head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
</head>
...
{{=message}}
...
It doesn't work... I don't get the 'ã' or I get it messed up if I do
message='Castro de Avelãs'
I know for a fact that the problem is not related to the browser and
it's not on the view side because it works fine if I hardcode it (as
in put that string in the html template).
Thank you
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Álvaro Justen [Turicas]
Jun 12, 2009, 10:15:58 PM6/12/09
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I had this problem with some browsers (they have a default value to
character encoding and force it instead of value you pass in HTML).
Try to change content-type header inserting charset:
response.headers['Content-Type'] = "text/html;charset=utf-8"
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Francisco Gama
Jun 12, 2009, 10:24:23 PM6/12/09
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I did tried that with but without any success.
as I said, it can't be problem of the browser or the view side since
It does work fine if I write it on the template directly.
On Jun 13, 3:15 am, Álvaro Justen [Turicas] <alvarojus...@gmail.com>
wrote:
as I said, it can't be problem of the browser or the view side since
It does work fine if I write it on the template directly.
On Jun 13, 3:15 am, Álvaro Justen [Turicas] <alvarojus...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Iceberg
Jun 12, 2009, 10:26:31 PM6/12/09
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No need to u'Castro de Avelãs', just 'Castro de Avelãs', providing
that your source code itself is in utf8 (by default, it is).
that your source code itself is in utf8 (by default, it is).
Francisco Gama
Jun 12, 2009, 10:30:57 PM6/12/09
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as you can see on my first post in this thread I also tried it that
way but I get it messed up with
message='Castro de Avelãs'. Something like, 'Castro de Avel?s'
with message=u'Castro de Avelãs' I get 'Castro de Avels'
way but I get it messed up with
message='Castro de Avelãs'. Something like, 'Castro de Avel?s'
with message=u'Castro de Avelãs' I get 'Castro de Avels'
Iceberg
Jun 12, 2009, 10:38:01 PM6/12/09
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Mmm, try putting these lines at the beginning of your controller and
see whether it makes difference?
#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: utf8
see whether it makes difference?
#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: utf8
Francisco Gama
Jun 12, 2009, 10:42:48 PM6/12/09
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Thank you!
That did the trick :)
That did the trick :)
Francisco Gama
Jun 12, 2009, 10:44:19 PM6/12/09
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Massimo, I would suggest this correction by Iceberg as default for
controller and model templates...
controller and model templates...
Iceberg
Jun 12, 2009, 10:52:14 PM6/12/09
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Me too. :-) After all, I've been done that manually for years. Should
propose that much earlier.
propose that much earlier.
mdipierro
Jun 12, 2009, 11:06:05 PM6/12/09
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Given that they are executed, not imported the first of these two
lines
#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: utf8
seems inappropriate. Will the second line be sufficient?
lines
#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: utf8
Francisco Gama
Jun 12, 2009, 11:09:25 PM6/12/09
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yes, I assumed that one.
As to your question, I just tried just with the second line (#coding:
utf8) and yes, it worked fine.
:)
As to your question, I just tried just with the second line (#coding:
utf8) and yes, it worked fine.
:)
mdipierro
Jun 12, 2009, 11:45:28 PM6/12/09
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ok, I changed the scaffolding add and admin accordingly. Uploading to
trunk now.
Massimo
trunk now.
Massimo
Francisco Gama
Jun 17, 2009, 12:16:31 AM6/17/09
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ok, this one is solved but there is a situation where things still put
me away.
it's when I use T() in views with strings that contain special
characters like ç, á, à...
e.g.: {{=T('A pé em Bragança')}}
This would fail the same way on the special characters.
Thank you, best regards
me away.
it's when I use T() in views with strings that contain special
characters like ç, á, à...
e.g.: {{=T('A pé em Bragança')}}
This would fail the same way on the special characters.
Thank you, best regards
mdipierro
Jun 17, 2009, 2:18:23 AM6/17/09
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because you should use UTF8 in T.
Iceberg
Jun 17, 2009, 2:18:32 AM6/17/09
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On Jun17, 12:16pm, Francisco Gama <Francisco....@gmail.com> wrote:
> ok, this one is solved but there is a situation where things still put
> me away.
> it's when I use T() in views with strings that contain special
> characters like ç, á, à...
>
> e.g.: {{=T('A pé em Bragança')}}
> This would fail the same way on the special characters.
>
> Thank you, best regards
I did not try that, but I assume that is not the way it supposed to
> ok, this one is solved but there is a situation where things still put
> me away.
> it's when I use T() in views with strings that contain special
> characters like ç, á, à...
>
> e.g.: {{=T('A pé em Bragança')}}
> This would fail the same way on the special characters.
>
> Thank you, best regards
be. As a tradition, most people should do T('An English Message, in
ASCII of course'), then translate it into other language. But not the
reverse.
Francisco Gama
Jun 17, 2009, 7:38:38 AM6/17/09
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That is not a solution. Personal Names have no language as well as
city names like the one in the example: "Bragança".
So T() should allow UTF-8.
Massimo, how?
city names like the one in the example: "Bragança".
So T() should allow UTF-8.
Massimo, how?
Iceberg
Jun 17, 2009, 9:55:38 PM6/17/09
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If so, why do you need T('UTF8-string') after all? You can just simply
use "raw" utf8 string, such as:
{{= "Bragança"}}
or even:
<body> Bragança </body>
In other words, if you don't need i18n, you don't need to bother T
('...'). Fair enough?
use "raw" utf8 string, such as:
{{= "Bragança"}}
or even:
<body> Bragança </body>
In other words, if you don't need i18n, you don't need to bother T
('...'). Fair enough?
AchipA
Jun 18, 2009, 5:31:05 AM6/18/09
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I think we're forgetting an important lesson from gettext here...
What you include in T() is NOT the message. It's an ASCII key. Of
course, most people make the key identical to the English message
string for convenience as it's the fallback, too.
What you include in T() is NOT the message. It's an ASCII key. Of
course, most people make the key identical to the English message
string for convenience as it's the fallback, too.
Francisco Gama
Jun 18, 2009, 6:19:50 AM6/18/09
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you are right.
It's just more "rapid" to write the things we want in a language that
we want, and then just translate.
I will do that way
It's just more "rapid" to write the things we want in a language that
we want, and then just translate.
I will do that way
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