--- Forwarded Message from David Herren <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 06:36:46 -0400 >Subject: Re: Unicode input in Flash MX >Cc: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >To: Roberto Perez <[log in to unmask]> >From: David Herren <[log in to unmask]> >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ On Monday, April 21, 2003, at 03:55 PM, Roberto Perez wrote: > Thanks for the answer. I'm using the Flash player for this to execute > a standalone Flash movie. When I type the accented characters in > textboxes within Flash, they display fine, regardless of whether I use > projector to create an .exe file, or I save as a .swf file. The > problem only arises when I use external text files. > >> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > > > I understand that header is for a webpage, but I see there is a dash > between "UTF" and "8". All documentation I've seen shows "UTF8" (i.e., > no dash) as the snippet to include in the first line of the external > text file. Should there be a dash there? > > Also, what would be a pure text editor that saves as UTF-8 and does > not add any proprietory code? (notepad in W2K did not have that option > in the "save as" menu) None of the UTF-8 files I use include the UTF-8 or UTF8 snippet as the first line of the file, but that's no indication that for Flash this wouldn't be required. I'm afraid that I am unaware of a windows text editor that allows you to set the file format of text files. I work in a unix environment where this type of thing is the norm rather than the exception... A quick search at Versiontracker.com yielded the following: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/27383 Said to be a unicode text editor for windows that is a nice replacement for notepad. /david -- david herren - shoreham, vt us na terra solsys orionarm "This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating." - George W. Bush, as quoted by the New York Daily News, April 23rd, 2002