Hi !

because unfortunately it is not possible to use the Easy Edit function of eblah 10.0 with iso-8859-1 encoded forums, I have converted my german language pack to UTF-8.

If you are creating a new forum, you can use this language pack with an UTF-8 template without any problems. It only may be that you have to switch your browser or the single frames in your browser's window to UTF-8 manually, when visiting your admin center.
Especially when creating new boards or categories, take care that your admin center is displayed in UTF-8 !!!

NOTE: If you once use an UTF-8 encoded forum, you will ALWAYS need an UTF-8 language pack for future eblah versions. A later conversion to iso-8859-1 will be very complicated and will never be perfect!!!

If you want to use this language pack with an old iso-8859-1 encoded forum, you have to convert your forum files to UTF-8 first. Be carefull doing this!!!! This procedure is very complicated! Never try converting the forum files without having an up-to-date backup of your forum!!!
I would not try to convert really big forums, because the danger of malfunction is to big!
I think no forum can be 100% converted to UTF-8, but it is somehow possible...
Better you create a 1:1 Copy of your forum and test the conversion there.
Read the converting instructions in the "Conversion HowTo.txt" that comes with this language pack.

Note: If you choose to convert your forum, you do this at your OWN RISK !!!!

I have successfully converted 3 forums right now, with only some minor problems (a few not correctly displayed signs). It is possible, but as I told it is complicated!

greetings
rulaman

What did you change in the .pl files?

Hello Justin,

I only replaced the "iso-8859-1" entries with "UTF-8" and added a german Portal-Button. Without replacing the "iso-8859-1" entries I got some problems with the special signs Ä,Ö,Ü,ä,ö,ü,ß in mails from the forum to the user. Some mails really looked strange... So I have searched for "iso-8859-1" entries and changed them into "UTF-8", and now everthing seems to be fine.

If you have a problem with this, please excuse me and delete the language pack. I have uploaded a new version of it without the *.pl files with this message, but I would not really recommend to use it, because of the mail problems...

No, I mean post like each modification so I can see if I should add them into the main release.

Ok, sorry... I thought you feel offended that I modified them... Then please delete the last upload, it does not make much sense to use it.

Here is my to Platinum 10.05 updated version of the german language pack for UTF-8 based forums.

modified *.pl files:

Code Admin.pl Line 33: "ISO-8859-1" replaced with "UTF-8" Calendar.pl Line 1249: "ISO-8859-1" replaced with "UTF-8" Portal.pl Line 738: "ISO-8859-1" replaced with "UTF-8" Routines.pl (UTF-8 version without Portal Button) Line 627: "ISO-8859-1" replaced with "UTF-8" Line 647: "ISO-8859-1" replaced with "UTF-8" Routines.pl (UTF-8 version with Portal Button) Line 627: "ISO-8859-1" replaced with "UTF-8" Line 647: "ISO-8859-1" replaced with "UTF-8" Line 81 (inserted): $portal = qq~<a href="$surl\lv-portal">$img{'portal'}</a>~; Line 84: $menubar = "$homemenu$sep$help$msp2$calmenu$msp2$searchmenu$msp2"; replaced with: $menubar = "$homemenu$portal$sep$help$msp2$calmenu$msp2$searchmenu$msp2";