Having problems when pasting text from another source (i.e., Microsoft Word...etc)

Trip20 · August 21, 2006, 01:05 PM

I remember this happened not too long ago, then it was fixed. Now all of the sudden when I paste my posts from Word onto the web page and hit 'Submit', certain characters are replaced with "?", even simple things such as apostrophies.

I've seen other circumstances where the pasted version of a news story gets so jumbled up with odd characters it becomes difficult to read.

Is this issue being addressed or will it be in the future?

Thanks

Bryan

**tyme** · August 21, 2006, 04:12 PM

WordA ==) ??*
WordB ==) ?*?

I think you're pasting unicode. Don't do that for right now. I'll try converting the database to utf-8 tonight to see if that fixes everything.

Or do you mean like

貳
貽
that? Are those two characters graphic question marks in your browser?

August 21, 2006, 01:05 PM	#1
Trip20 Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2005 Location: WI Posts: 2,181	Having problems when pasting text from another source (i.e., Microsoft Word...etc) I remember this happened not too long ago, then it was fixed. Now all of the sudden when I paste my posts from Word onto the web page and hit 'Submit', certain characters are replaced with "?", even simple things such as apostrophies. I've seen other circumstances where the pasted version of a news story gets so jumbled up with odd characters it becomes difficult to read. Is this issue being addressed or will it be in the future? Thanks Bryan __________________ Get Involved!

August 21, 2006, 04:12 PM	#2
tyme Staff Join Date: October 13, 2001 Location: Novalis 978-0553586251 Posts: 2,999	WordA ==) ??* WordB ==) ?*? I think you're pasting unicode. Don't do that for right now. I'll try converting the database to utf-8 tonight to see if that fixes everything. Or do you mean like 貳貽 that? Are those two characters graphic question marks in your browser? __________________ Proud reseller of little geisha dolls with big heads that wobble. "Want to keep guns out of the hands of felons? Make fewer felons in the first place." --Vanya