Template monster & xml

[batori]

Hi guys, wanted to ask something about monster templates...that are in flash...


well when i edit the main XML file...and i write chars like Č Ć Ž Š .. example :

TestČTEST

i get only Test


i cant find a way to make it accept and show those chars...

any idea why?

cheers

[Nightwalker83]

Do those characters appear if you access the xml file outside of flash?

[batori]

well i have a premade flash thing...

what i do is just edit the xml file to change the text..but i cant put chars like Č Š Đ Ž Ć

i can write them correctly in notepad when editing the xml...but when i start the swf file...no luck :S

[Nightwalker83]

Have you tested it with a html page accessing the xml? I am not sure but I don't think the textbox can support special characters.

Edit:

I just tested it by writing character such as:

ÿ¶PÌ

The characters accessible via the num pad while pressing alt work as the normal letters/numbers do.

What code are you using to access the xml file?

[batori]

well i just have a premade template monster..and all i did is edit the xml file and put my own text instead of teh sample one..but strange chars are not visible

[SambaNeko]

Ugh. Character encoding...

Does your XML file have an encoding type set? In other words, something like this at the top of the file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" standalone="yes"?>

If not, try adding that line to the top. That might help if Flash is looking for an encoding, can't find one, and picks a default one that doesn't include your characters.

Otherwise, try using the HTML equivalents of your special characters, like this: & #268; (but remove the white space between & and # - if I remove it, it turns into the character: Č) Reference list of codes.

It might also be a problem that Flash is loading into a text field with an embedded font set that doesn't include your characters - if that's the case, I don't think you can do anything without editing the source (Flash) file.

[batori]

thank you very much..i will try taht in the morning and let you know

it has that writing at the top yea...something similar...

will check in the morning...thanks again man!

speak to you later