This is not exact: iso-8859-8 is NOT the same as windows-1255:
a) From a character set point of view, windows-1255 is a superset of
iso-8859-8. For instance, it includes Hebrew vowels, which do no exist in
iso-8859-8.
b) windows-1255 implies that the Hebrew text is in logical order, while
iso-8859-8 implies that the Hebrew text is in visual order (iso-8859-8-i
implies logical order).
So Ido's "as far as I know" is not going far enough this time :-)
Shalom (Regards), Mati
Bidi Architect
Globalization Center Of Competency - Bidirectional Scripts
IBM Israel
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Re: make gnus treat windows-1255 charset as iso-8859-8
hi,
Here is a thumb rull, for EVERY standart there is a Microsoft standart as
well !
Now in this case iso8859-8 is 100% (as far as i know) the same as cp1255
with one exception: The name :)
and the code of charset type, ie when you need to state the name of the
charset you will write cp1255 insted of iso8850-8.
On Tuesday 27 July 2004 16:30, Micha Feigin wrote:
> is it possible to make gnus treat windows-1255 chaset as iso-8859-8 by
> default? I am getting some messages encoded in windows-1255 with the
> charset="windows-1255" (assuming its set properly) and I see junk in
> the test. When I tell gnus to handle the article as iso-8859-8
> everything renders fine.
>
> I couldn't find how to tell gnus to use windows-1255, so I am assuming
> that it just doesn't know it.
>
> Also, how do I tell gnus to show all articles using iso-8859-8 by
> default if there is no charset stated in the article?
>
> I am using emacs bidi currently and gnus supplied by debian unstable.
>
> Thanks
>
Ido
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