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How do I stop CSE HTML Validator from changing UTF-8 characters into character entities like 'ø' with the 'Format and fix HTML' option?
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Albert Wiersch
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Hello,

I think this is mostly due to inadequate UTF-8 support in v8.0. I suspect that HTML Tidy is converting it to a character reference because it is not outputting UTF-8. v9.0 should improve this. Would you be willing to test the next v9.0 BETA to see if it fixes the problem? Thank you.
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I have no experience with CSE HTML Validator, as I've just downloaded a trial and ran smack into the UTF-8 issue... But I'd give it a try, sure.
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Baretull wrote:I have no experience with CSE HTML Validator, as I've just downloaded a trial and ran smack into the UTF-8 issue... But I'd give it a try, sure.
Thanks. I've sent you a private message.
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This should be fixed in v8.9911. Please try it and let me know as soon as this version is available (should be soon). Thanks for reporting this issue.
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CSE HTML Validator v9.0 BETA 1A is now available for download and should resolve this issue. Please try it and let me know.
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