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How to get UTF-8 to work with mIRC: Difference between revisions
How to get UTF-8 to work with mIRC (view source)
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==Displaying UTF-8== | ==Displaying UTF-8== | ||
In order to display UTF-8 properly, there are a few settings in the options you need to set. They are located under <tt>IRC → Messages</tt>, and they are called "<tt>UTF-<u>8</u> display</tt>", | In order to display UTF-8 properly, there are a few settings in the options you need to set. They are located under <tt>IRC → Messages</tt>, and they are called "<tt>UTF-<u>8</u> display</tt>", and "<tt>Multibyte <u>e</u>ditbox</tt>". Make sure they are checked. Also you need to make sure that the "<tt><u>S</u>JIS/JIS conversion</tt>" option is unchecked, as this is not ASCII 7-bit compatible, and that the "<tt><u>M</u>ultibyte display</tt>" option is unchecked because this causes problems with bold/underline codes when mixed with japanese characters. Then press the OK button, and presto, you can now see UTF-8! | ||
{{eyecatch|Note:|However you can not send text to others using UTF-8 by just doing this! (see below)}} | {{eyecatch|Note:|However you can not send text to others using UTF-8 by just doing this! (see below)}} | ||
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==Sending text with UTF-8== | ==Sending text with UTF-8== | ||
When it comes to sending text with UTF-8, mIRC is a bit ... odd. You need to consider if every channel you will be sending text to will have UTF-8 enabled clients. (''Note that most clients except mIRC have been UTF-8 enabled for years.'') Also, you need to '''make sure you have the Multibyte | When it comes to sending text with UTF-8, mIRC is a bit ... odd. You need to consider if every channel you will be sending text to will have UTF-8 enabled clients. (''Note that most clients except mIRC have been UTF-8 enabled for years.'') Also, you need to '''make sure you have the Multibyte editbox option set''' from the ''Displaying UTF-8'' section: "<tt>Multibyte editbox</tt>" in ''Options dialog'' under <tt>IRC → Messages</tt>. | ||
* Go to the font window for any channel. | * Go to the font window for any channel. | ||
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*'''Q:''' Help! I can send and receive UTF-8 fine, but any character I try and send that's not in my system codepage gets changed to a ? rather than being converted. Howtofix? | *'''Q:''' Help! I can send and receive UTF-8 fine, but any character I try and send that's not in my system codepage gets changed to a ? rather than being converted. Howtofix? | ||
*'''A:''' As stated under the "Displaying UTF-8" heading, you should mark | *'''A:''' As stated under the "Displaying UTF-8" heading, you should mark "Multibyte Editbox" in the options dialog (under IRC - Messages). If you do this, it ought to work. | ||
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