S. Isaac Dealey wrote: > I remembered reading an article you wrote Paul, which said rather > specifically to use UTF-8 instead of ASCII files with ColdFusion,
if you did, it was old (like cf4.5/5 old) & i hadn't solved the issue of not having access to the classpath (or easily using java classes for that matter). having to use *cf* to interpret the escaped unicode is a pretty stiff overhead tariff to pay. and if your rb needs aren't too complex using that old resourcebundle CFC is certainly ok. > Personally I fail to understand why resource bundles can't be managed > in UTF-8 ... Other than perhaps that nobody's designed a tool to do well if you've ever passed utf-8/whatever encoded text through a 7-bit email gateway you'd see the genius of this approach ;-) frankly i don't know why it was done that way in the first place (i guess now i'll have to research it) but you do know how i have this reverence for the way things are done when they work. that's one reason why i put an effort into finding a cf solution that works w/java style rb, there's a whole eco-system that's grown up around it that works & has worked for years. > to say because ASCII is standard with Java, but quite frankly that's a > stupid reason. Java isn't the only language or the only standard in unless you instantly come up w/an rb management tool that works the way you think things should work, no, it's not stupid. java's been at the i18n game way way longer than most. cf's based on it. it's the sea we swim in. quite frankly i'd love to see rb native to cf. flex2 has them, so now we're all back of the bus again ;-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:236764 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
