Question : CHARSET=Shift_JIS encoded text is garbled when on server...

Hello all,

I have worked on a bilingual site Japanese/English. All is good as it is at the moment:

http://www.kntnet.jp

However I had to make a few updates, when uploaded to the test server the Japanese text is all garbled and I did not even change a dot on the page (all Japanese pages are garbled now).

http://www.kyburz.net/projects/knt/new_site/

When I test the site locally all is just fine. When it is uploaded it's a nightmare.

Likewise, if I download the now ok index page from kntnet.jp onto my computer it will show garbled if tested locally.

I've tried different transfer modes with no success. This really baffles me...

Any wise ideas are very much welcome :-)

Thank you,

:: doris

Answer : CHARSET=Shift_JIS encoded text is garbled when on server...

You should make sure that you are using a text editor with multilingual support, and that you are saving your files as being UTF-8 Encoded.  This option usually appears in the software's Save As menu.

This site is an awesome reference for creating multilingual web sites.  I found it this morning by accident ;-)
The specific page details the best HTML editors to achieve this, also Dreamweaver MX and 2004 seem to be missing off the list.
http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/htmlunicode.html#editorswin