Why can't Pokemon be listed as Pokémon?

[Veilor]

So I tried editing Pokémon Emerald with adding the ´, that edit got through yesterday on PokéPark but reverted recently when I uploaded a better box art for it. The only reason I got was reading the style guide, which I did, nothing in it states anything about such things. I don't really see a reason for it to not be there, Pokemon games still shows up if I type Pokémon and the other way around. I also believe the search engine is better now in v3?

[matt]

We've got some encoding issues that are messing up any of the non-standard characters. So it isn't that you are doing anything wrong - but the system just can't handle them right now. I'm looking into a solution tonight.

[foxhack]

ACTUALLY...

I just realized that the search DOES find stuff with accents now! After I rejected Veilor's edit I did a search for Pokemon without the accent and the site spat back results both with and without it. So that's new!

Sorry, Veilor.

[matt]

The encoding issue seems to be on the admin side of things. This area uses an old framework to talk to the database and is not pulling in data using UTF8. I think I'm near a solution...finally.

[Veilor]

np Foxhack, you were just doing your job.

The encoding issue seems to be on the admin side of things. This area uses an old framework to talk to the database and is not pulling in data using UTF8. I think I'm near a solution...finally.

ok, just let us know when it is fixed

[matt]

Should be good to go. Fox and I tested it a lot yesterday and couldn't break it.

[soera]

Is this really necessary? I dont even have that key on my keyboard. It doesnt seem prudent or an efficient use of time to mess with something like this.

[matt]

Is this really necessary? I dont even have that key on my keyboard. It doesnt seem prudent or an efficient use of time to mess with something like this.

Not really necessary but fixing this also fixed all of the issue we have had with Japanese and other non-Latin characters.

[soera]

Fair enough. Just sounded a little too nit-picky to me is why I asked.

[scott]

As long as I can type in Pokemon when I search and have Pokémon pop up in the results, I'm happy haha.

[Veilor]

Well to me it's a big thing as Pokémon is spelled liked that, and I just hate seeing it written as just Pokemon.

[soera]

But you missed my point. My keyboard doesnt even have that option. So it makes sense to have the easiest option available. Which is Poke not the Pok with the weird E.

[Veilor]

But you missed my point. My keyboard doesnt even have that option. So it makes sense to have the easiest option available. Which is Poke not the Pok with the weird E.

Well that's probably because you live in USA. But all keyboards can write it. You can still type Pokemon and get the results. And as I said, that is how you spell Pokémon, with the weird E.

How to get weird e 

e with acute accent
   é  ALT + 130    É  ALT + 144

more at http://french.about.com/od/writing/ss/typeaccents_7.htm

[foxhack]

French keyboards from Canada also have that option.

Don't blame him, he's American. Their language makes no sense.

[karyann]

Well that's probably because you live in USA. But all keyboards can write it. You can still type Pokemon and get the results. And as I said, that is how you spell Pokémon, with the weird E.

How to get weird e 

e with acute accent
   é  ALT + 130    É  ALT + 144

more at http://french.about.com/od/writing/ss/typeaccents_7.htm

Veilor, are you French/French Canadian? Or are you just picky about accuracy? Not that it's a bad thing, I'm both picky AND french Canadian