Tag: character encoding

PHP: Handle Microsoft Windows Smart Quotes in Your Strings

July 4, 2011

by Craig Lotter

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Microsoft Word likes converting single and double quotes into it's so-called smart quotes representation, which can be annoying when you are trying to display the...

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PHP: How to Gracefully deal with some Microsoft Windows Special Characters

June 22, 2011

by Craig Lotter

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Although Microsoft Windows smart quotes are the usual culprits for web developers who need to display strings on devices powered by operating systems other than...

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A Test String for UTF-8 and Internationalization Work

November 2, 2010

by Craig Lotter

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So how about a little test string for your web development, one that will make sure your web application can handle the concept of Internationalization?