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Hi all,

I'm not sure if I am in the right place for this question. Please let me
know if I'm not.

Every time I look at a web page using Firefox 1.0 (English version), Firefox
uses Unicode (UTF- for character encoding, which has as a result that some
letters get replaced by a sign that looks a bit like this: <?>

Therefor I would like to set the default encoding to Western (ISO-8859-1),
but there does not seem to be any option in Firefox allowing me to do so.

I already tried this: View > Character Encoding > Customize List; deleted
all encodings but Western (ISO-8859-1), but still Firefox uses UTF-8 at
every web site.

Is there a trick I can use so Firefox will use ISO-8859-1 and not UTF-8 by
default?

Thanks in advance

H van de Ven
The Netherlands

Once upon a time *H van de Ven* wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm not sure if I am in the right place for this question. Please let me
> know if I'm not.
>
> Every time I look at a web page using Firefox 1.0 (English version), Firefox
> uses Unicode (UTF- for character encoding, which has as a result that some
> letters get replaced by a sign that looks a bit like this: <?>
>
> Therefor I would like to set the default encoding to Western (ISO-8859-1),
> but there does not seem to be any option in Firefox allowing me to do so.
>
> I already tried this: View > Character Encoding > Customize List; deleted
> all encodings but Western (ISO-8859-1), but still Firefox uses UTF-8 at
> every web site.
>
> Is there a trick I can use so Firefox will use ISO-8859-1 and not UTF-8 by
> default?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> H van de Ven
> The Netherlands
>
>

I'm using Mozilla Suit, but I still hope can get some help for Firefox
with this. In Mozilla I go to Edit > Preferences (belive it's "Tools"
in Firefox) and there to Languages where I can set the default encoding.

But still, the browser should choose the right encoding from what's in
the page if there is a META tag with the encoding, or from the file
heading that the server send to the browser with info about the file.

--
/Arne
http://web.telia.com/~u97802964/

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything and the
young know everything. (Oscar Wilde)

Arne wrote:
> Once upon a time *H van de Ven* wrote:
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I'm not sure if I am in the right place for this question. Please let me
>>know if I'm not.
>>
>>Every time I look at a web page using Firefox 1.0 (English version), Firefox
>>uses Unicode (UTF- for character encoding, which has as a result that some
>>letters get replaced by a sign that looks a bit like this: <?>
>>
>>Therefor I would like to set the default encoding to Western (ISO-8859-1),
>>but there does not seem to be any option in Firefox allowing me to do so.
>>
>>I already tried this: View > Character Encoding > Customize List; deleted
>>all encodings but Western (ISO-8859-1), but still Firefox uses UTF-8 at
>>every web site.
>>
>>Is there a trick I can use so Firefox will use ISO-8859-1 and not UTF-8 by
>>default?
>>
>>Thanks in advance
>>
>>H van de Ven
>>The Netherlands
>>
>>
>
>
> I'm using Mozilla Suit, but I still hope can get some help for Firefox
> with this. In Mozilla I go to Edit > Preferences (belive it's "Tools"
> in Firefox) and there to Languages where I can set the default encoding.
>

I have Firefox, though I don't use it.

The preferences are in different places, depending on OS. On Linux,
it's in the same place as Mozilla; on Windows, it's in the same place as IE.

But in any case, you enter the "General" section and then click on
"Languages..." and chose the default encoding.

Thanks a ton, that did the trick for me. Maybe I should have looked
better... :-s



"Keith Bowes" <> schreef in bericht
news:O_bAd.8213$...
> Arne wrote:
> > Once upon a time *H van de Ven* wrote:
> >
> >>Hi all,
> >>
> >>I'm not sure if I am in the right place for this question. Please let me
> >>know if I'm not.
> >>
> >>Every time I look at a web page using Firefox 1.0 (English version),
Firefox
> >>uses Unicode (UTF- for character encoding, which has as a result that
some
> >>letters get replaced by a sign that looks a bit like this: <?>
> >>
> >>Therefor I would like to set the default encoding to Western
(ISO-8859-1),
> >>but there does not seem to be any option in Firefox allowing me to do
so.
> >>
> >>I already tried this: View > Character Encoding > Customize List;
deleted
> >>all encodings but Western (ISO-8859-1), but still Firefox uses UTF-8 at
> >>every web site.
> >>
> >>Is there a trick I can use so Firefox will use ISO-8859-1 and not UTF-8
by
> >>default?
> >>
> >>Thanks in advance
> >>
> >>H van de Ven
> >>The Netherlands
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > I'm using Mozilla Suit, but I still hope can get some help for Firefox
> > with this. In Mozilla I go to Edit > Preferences (belive it's "Tools"
> > in Firefox) and there to Languages where I can set the default encoding.
> >
>
> I have Firefox, though I don't use it.
>
> The preferences are in different places, depending on OS. On Linux,
> it's in the same place as Mozilla; on Windows, it's in the same place as
IE.
>
> But in any case, you enter the "General" section and then click on
> "Languages..." and chose the default encoding.
>

H van de Ven wrote:
> Thanks a ton, that did the trick for me. Maybe I should have looked
> better... :-s

Don't feel bad. The Firefox developers like to hide not-so-common
things, to avoid intimating technophobes.

>
>
>
> "Keith Bowes" <> schreef in bericht
> news:O_bAd.8213$...
>
>>Arne wrote:
>>
>>>Once upon a time *H van de Ven* wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>I'm not sure if I am in the right place for this question. Please let me
>>>>know if I'm not.
>>>>
>>>>Every time I look at a web page using Firefox 1.0 (English version),
>
> Firefox
>
>>>>uses Unicode (UTF- for character encoding, which has as a result that
>
> some
>
>>>>letters get replaced by a sign that looks a bit like this: <?>
>>>>
>>>>Therefor I would like to set the default encoding to Western
>
> (ISO-8859-1),
>
>>>>but there does not seem to be any option in Firefox allowing me to do
>
> so.
>
>>>>I already tried this: View > Character Encoding > Customize List;
>
> deleted
>
>>>>all encodings but Western (ISO-8859-1), but still Firefox uses UTF-8 at
>>>>every web site.
>>>>
>>>>Is there a trick I can use so Firefox will use ISO-8859-1 and not UTF-8
>
> by
>
>>>>default?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>>H van de Ven
>>>>The Netherlands
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I'm using Mozilla Suit, but I still hope can get some help for Firefox
>>>with this. In Mozilla I go to Edit > Preferences (belive it's "Tools"
>>>in Firefox) and there to Languages where I can set the default encoding.
>>>
>>
>>I have Firefox, though I don't use it.
>>
>>The preferences are in different places, depending on OS. On Linux,
>>it's in the same place as Mozilla; on Windows, it's in the same place as
>
> IE.
>
>>But in any case, you enter the "General" section and then click on
>>"Languages..." and chose the default encoding.
>>
>
>
>