SOLUTION: SMF 1.1.RC2 "UTF-8" Workaround

[SpooK]

First, thanks for the great software.

Now to the reason for this post. There has been issues with SMF and UTF-8 "setting it as default". I have viewed a few topics here and decided to go at it on my own. I have found a solution that makes my particular forum (http://win.asmcommunity.net/board/) work as it did in RC1.

• Open the file named "Sources/Subs.php"
• Locate "function setupThemeContext()", responsible for setting... well... the theme context (can be found on line 2999 of original SMF 1.1.RC2 source)
• Add the line "$context['character_set'] = 'UTF-8';" to the function, preferably near the end of course (line 3158)... like so...

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        if (empty($settings['theme_version']))
                $context['html_headers'] .= '
        <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"><!-- // --><![CDATA[
                var smf_scripturl = "' . $scripturl . '";
        // ]]></script>';

        if (!isset($context['page_title']))
                $context['page_title'] = '';

$context['character_set'] = 'UTF-8';}


• Save the file, and enjoy your forums again

I am sure a more elaborate solution involving "$context['character_set']" to be set based on settings specified in the database (and linked to language options in the admin center).

Thanks again for the great software, willing to help anytime I can

[spiros]

Does not appear to stop the corruption of the Greek capital Π character...

[BadCluster]

Spiros with this version i didnt have any problems on my test forum...
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=70426.0;attach=13613

[spiros]

Can I test it? The link you gave me does not work somehow...

[BadCluster]

check ur pm's

[spiros]

Thanks, I had not seen compuart's PM...

[mcgrelio]

It doesn't work for the latin character à (accented a in italian language).