discuss: conversion problem
Subject:
Re: conversion problem
From:
"David Horton" ####@####.####
Date:
10 Dec 2004 13:52:06 -0000
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> On Thu, 9 Dec 2004, David Horton wrote:
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> > Are you converting to XHTML or HTML? I think there is a problem with
> > the DocBook-XSL stylesheets that produces the characters you describe
> > when converting to XHTML. Unfortunately I cannot remember the
> > workaround. Try using the stylesheets for HTML instead and see if the
> > problem goes away.
>
> That helped. Do you know if there are any consequences linked with using
> HTML stylesheets instead of XHTML stylesheets?
>
> Also Dan Scott's suggestion to change the webserver configuration was a
> good idea. These two things combined will be the best solution, I think.
>
> Thanks for your help, guys!
>
> Tille.
Now that you guys mention UTF-8 vs. ISO I think I can help point you
toward a a fix for this. I believe that the XSL stlyesheet for XHTML
has a different encoding than the stylesheet that produces HTML and this
is what causes the strange characters. Changing the encoding in the XSL
will take care of things, I think. I remember having this discussion a
while back with Emma Jane Hogbin. She is the person who found the fix
and may be able to shed some more light on this such as which file in
particular she edited to make it work.
Dave
