Re: utf-8 in browsers

[Walid Shaari <ws070 at mdx dot ac dot uk>]

On Sun, 2002-11-03 at 17:05, Nadim Shaikli wrote:
> --- john <jdmcbride snip.net> wrote:
> > Nadim Shaikli wrote:
> > 
> > > John, you need to use a browser that supports the display of UTF-8
> > > encodings (try mozilla, konqueror, etc).  You might have to invoke that
> > > setting by hand (look into display and encodings, etc on your browser
> > > of choice).
> >
> >         Thank you for your help !  I did go to Mozilla and selected the
> > utf-8 encoding.  That allowed me to view Arabic text, though for the most
> > part too small to be read easily.  I cannot print or reply in Arabic ?
> > Should I be able to do so ?   How.
> 
> The part about the text being too small to read is font related.  You need
> to select a more appropriate font that suits your needs (I'm sure this is
> mentioned in Mozilla's FAQ or similar).  As for the replying in Arabic,
> I don't think that is possible within Mozilla and so you'll have to use an
> external program to write a UTF-8 Arabic message and then simply paste it
> into Mozilla.  Lastly, printing should work (I haven't tested that as of
> late, but that should be functional).
> 
> A few things to the "list members" (WAKE UP ALL !!) -
> 
>  1. Does Mozilla support other languages in its compose/reply buffers ?
>     If it does, shouldn't we ask for proper Arabic support there too ?

There is a test in Linux Egypt by Alaa (*The Great*) ;-) that shows he
can write Arabic in Mozaila, Alaa correct me if I am wrong


Walid