# HG changeset patch
# User kraymer
# Date 1162735235 0
# Node ID 6709c50d063ee7536bb059b9c185904b3d8f50d9
# Parent  d1a5b0ebf56fc0a4959479b80245f9da6da0c931
note for translators to use utf-8 encoding for help_mp files and xml docs

diff -r d1a5b0ebf56f -r 6709c50d063e DOCS/tech/translations.txt
--- a/DOCS/tech/translations.txt	Sun Nov 05 13:53:27 2006 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/tech/translations.txt	Sun Nov 05 14:00:35 2006 +0000
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@
 translation is in sync with. This way we can easily tell if the translation
 is up to date or not.
 
+Please note that help_mp files as well as the xml documentation are
+UTF-8-encoded. You will break console messages and html pages if your editor
+uses a different encoding!
+
 Translations are for documentation what porting is for code. Many more eyes
 see it and get to find mistakes. If you stumble over mistakes, inaccuracies,
 clumsy wording, spelling/grammar errors or if you notice that something is