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You too can get UTF-8 with irssi. However, you need | You too can get UTF-8 with irssi. However, you need at least version 0.8.10, which you can get here: http://irssi.org/download. Nowadays, most distributions come with this version, but if you're on an old system, you'll have to install it yourself. How you do that is beyond the scope of this document. | ||
So, what do I do now that I've installed irssi 0.8.10+? Simple: in irssi do "<tt>/set term_charset UTF-8</tt>", and you're set! No need to restart either. | So, what do I do now that I've installed irssi 0.8.10+? Simple: in irssi do "<tt>/set term_charset UTF-8</tt>", and you're set! No need to restart either. | ||
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==PuTTY== | ==PuTTY== | ||
In PuTTY's settings window, go to: | In PuTTY's settings window, go to: | ||
:"<tt>Window ⇒ Translation ⇒ | :"<tt>Window ⇒ Translation ⇒ Received data assumed to be in which character set:</tt>". And set it to "<tt>UTF-8</tt>". | ||
Maybe save the settings as well, if you don't want to | Maybe save the settings as well, if you don't want to have to repeat the procedure next time you connect. | ||
A note about fonts: normal PuTTY will only use the specific font you set in "<tt>Window ⇒ Appearance ⇒ Font Settings</tt>", so if that font doesn't have all the glyphs needed to display the characters, they will look weird. However, there are versions out there that will use whichever font has the glyphs needed for the specific characters that need them. | A note about fonts: normal PuTTY will only use the specific font you set in "<tt>Window ⇒ Appearance ⇒ Font Settings</tt>", so if that font doesn't have all the glyphs needed to display the characters, they will look weird. However, there are versions out there that will use whichever font has the glyphs needed for the specific characters that need them. | ||