[rt-users] mason unicode utf-8 BOM - junk in component output

[Boldra]

Thanks Ruslan, I've found the setting (on by default) in ultraedit to 
not automatically add BOMs unless asked for, and it's now working fine.  
(Advanced->Config->file handling->Save->Write utf-8 BOM header to ALL 
utf-8 files when saved)

Boldra

Ruslan Zakirov wrote:
> As BOM is useless in UTF-8 files, since UTF-8 independand from
> byte-order you can use files without BOM, but sure it looks more like
> Mason problem and if BOM is required in your environment then it's
> better send question to mason's lists.
>
> On 6/16/06, Boldra <paul at boldra.com> wrote:
>> I've been playing around with converting some of the mason components to
>> utf-8, but I've found I keep getting the BOM (byte-order-marker)
>> displayed on the page (as two rubbish characters preceeding the
>> components output).  I can save files as BOMless (using ultraedit),
>> which seems to solve the problem, but it doesn't seem like a very
>> sensible solution.
>>
>> Does Mason support modules in utf-8 ?  Is it a system setting (I'm using
>> freebsd)?  I have the mason baboon book, but I can't find anything about
>> unicode, utf-8 or internationalization there.  I know the po files are
>> utf8, but since I'm (admittedly short-signtedly) writing only for a
>> German-language site, I'd prefer not to have to put everything in the po
>> files.
>>
>> Any help much appreciated.
>>
>> Boldra
>>
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