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 == Unicode ==
-WOW can recognize unicode charactor IF .lua file is saved in unicode format.
+WOW can recognize unicode characters directly in any .lua file, if this file is saved in unicode format. The exact format to use is "utf-8".
+In order to edit any text file in utf-8, you need a text editor which supports utf-8. By default, the normal encoding for text files is usually iso8859-1. Some older editors might use the ANSI character set instead though.
+My preference in text file editing goes to [[http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html|EditPad Lite]]. By default, it edits using the ANSI charset, but it can convert the whole buffer to UTF-8 using the Convert/Unicode/ANSI->UTF-8 function. There are of course lots of other commercial softwares around which are able to save files in UTF-8 encoding.
-Check .lua file format:
-The first two bytes of unicode file is "FF FE".
-Open .lua file with UltraEdit(My favorite binary editor in windows). Change to binary mode (Use Ctrl-H or use menu Edit->Hex Edit). It should be "FF FE" at the beginning of the file if it is a unicode file, and almost every second byte is "00"
-Save file in unicode format:
-Open notepad, then open your file. Click File->Save As...
-Select Unicode Encoding At the bottom of popup windows.
-Put it anythere you want.
 == The single quote case ==