Why is the message at the top of the forum in Japanese?

Rast · 02-14-2007, 03:50 PM

seems a bit odd for a board for the US/European community to have a message in japanese at the top of the board...

or was it just in Japanese on my machine...

nitrous · 02-14-2007, 03:54 PM

nope, I see it as well.

Delameko Stone · 02-14-2007, 05:42 PM

Because there are Japanese, German and French sections to this forum. Why shouldn't our non-English members be welcomed?

Savara · 02-14-2007, 06:01 PM

Snap

Rast · 02-14-2007, 06:04 PM

when I posted this, it was ALL in japanese SMILEY

Ishnar · 02-14-2007, 07:35 PM

そうですか

Fringe · 02-14-2007, 08:19 PM

How would I go about installing the Japanese character set for my U.S. IE6 so that I don't just see a bunch of boxes? I won't be able to read it of course, unless it translates as well, but I'm pretty sure that the Japanese language looks better than a continual string of boxes.

Ishnar · 02-14-2007, 08:31 PM

go to regional and language options in your control panel. Click on languages and then check the box for install files for east asian languages. Then again, you could already have them installed any your browser just isn't converting. If you go to view-encoding- and select shift-jis japanese. If it converts the boxes, then IE just isn't handling multiple charsets very well.

SilkenKidden · 02-28-2007, 05:22 AM

Jalathan@Lucan DLere wrote:

seems a bit odd for a board for the US/European community to have a message in japanese at the top of the board...
or was it just in Japanese on my machine...

Ah, so that is what it is. I just have a bunch of symbol missing signs surrounding the name EverQuest in the second line. Looks real crappy. But that is apropos now. The forums are crappy too.

Tstorm · 02-28-2007, 12:39 PM

Alessia@Butcherblock wrote:

Jalathan@Lucan DLere wrote:
seems a bit odd for a board for the US/European community to have a message in japanese at the top of the board...
or was it just in Japanese on my machine...
Ah, so that is what it is. I just have a bunch of symbol missing signs surrounding the name EverQuest in the second line. Looks real crappy. But that is apropos now. The forums are crappy too.

The "missing symbols" are due to you not having the Japanese character set/font installed on your computer. Install it, and it will look better. It has nothing to do with the forum software. SMILEY

SilkenKidden · 02-28-2007, 06:01 PM

Tstorm wrote:

Alessia@Butcherblock wrote:
Jalathan@Lucan DLere wrote:
seems a bit odd for a board for the US/European community to have a message in japanese at the top of the board...
or was it just in Japanese on my machine...
Ah, so that is what it is. I just have a bunch of symbol missing signs surrounding the name EverQuest in the second line. Looks real crappy. But that is apropos now. The forums are crappy too.
The "missing symbols" are due to you not having the Japanese character set/font installed on your computer. Install it, and it will look better. It has nothing to do with the forum software.

Of course it has something to do with the forum software. What a dumb decision, to use a font in the forum heading that 99% of the users don't have. The forum designers should change to a common font for everything. I think they are called True Font - one that all computers come with.

02-14-2007, 03:50 PM	#1
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02-14-2007, 03:54 PM	#2
nitrous Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 192	nope, I see it as well. __________________

02-14-2007, 06:04 PM	#5
Rast General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,805	when I posted this, it was ALL in japanese __________________ Ancient Council Jalathan T'Varik (90 Paladin) Rhapsodee Windsong (90 Troubador) Garaok (90 Brigand) Tytherian (90 Templar) Shaydroth (51 Illusionist) Raston Roderick (28 Assassin) Saphyrria (21 Warlock) Concordia Discors Jalathe Stoneshield (34 Guardian)

02-14-2007, 08:19 PM	#7
Fringe Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 531	How would I go about installing the Japanese character set for my U.S. IE6 so that I don't just see a bunch of boxes? I won't be able to read it of course, unless it translates as well, but I'm pretty sure that the Japanese language looks better than a continual string of boxes. __________________

02-28-2007, 05:22 AM	#9
SilkenKidden Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,039	Jalathan@Lucan DLere wrote: seems a bit odd for a board for the US/European community to have a message in japanese at the top of the board... or was it just in Japanese on my machine... Ah, so that is what it is. I just have a bunch of symbol missing signs surrounding the name EverQuest in the second line. Looks real crappy. But that is apropos now. The forums are crappy too.

02-14-2007, 05:42 PM	#3
Delameko Stone Loremaster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: UK Posts: 279	Because there are Japanese, German and French sections to this forum. Why shouldn't our non-English members be welcomed?

02-14-2007, 06:01 PM	#4
Savara Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 62	Snap

02-14-2007, 07:35 PM	#6
Ishnar Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 423	そうですか

02-14-2007, 08:31 PM	#8
Ishnar Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 423	go to regional and language options in your control panel. Click on languages and then check the box for install files for east asian languages. Then again, you could already have them installed any your browser just isn't converting. If you go to view-encoding- and select shift-jis japanese. If it converts the boxes, then IE just isn't handling multiple charsets very well.

02-28-2007, 12:39 PM	#10
Tstorm Tester Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 314	Alessia@Butcherblock wrote: Jalathan@Lucan DLere wrote: seems a bit odd for a board for the US/European community to have a message in japanese at the top of the board... or was it just in Japanese on my machine... Ah, so that is what it is. I just have a bunch of symbol missing signs surrounding the name EverQuest in the second line. Looks real crappy. But that is apropos now. The forums are crappy too. The "missing symbols" are due to you not having the Japanese character set/font installed on your computer. Install it, and it will look better. It has nothing to do with the forum software. __________________

02-28-2007, 06:01 PM	#11
SilkenKidden Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,039	Tstorm wrote: Alessia@Butcherblock wrote: Jalathan@Lucan DLere wrote: seems a bit odd for a board for the US/European community to have a message in japanese at the top of the board... or was it just in Japanese on my machine... Ah, so that is what it is. I just have a bunch of symbol missing signs surrounding the name EverQuest in the second line. Looks real crappy. But that is apropos now. The forums are crappy too. The "missing symbols" are due to you not having the Japanese character set/font installed on your computer. Install it, and it will look better. It has nothing to do with the forum software. Of course it has something to do with the forum software. What a dumb decision, to use a font in the forum heading that 99% of the users don't have. The forum designers should change to a common font for everything. I think they are called True Font - one that all computers come with.