Hi,
 
Could you please let me know how to edit the files in messages/ja/ ?
 
Which editor do you recommend to use? Also, what character encoding do you use?
 
I am usually using EmEditor, but I get error message when I try opening those files in messages/ja/ . Also, I see many characters are garbled when I open the files.

Go to Administration > Static Tables > Languages
You then edit the file within your administration.
Alternatively I use Dreamweaver or TextPad.
Can't advise about encoding - perhaps another user will do this - or a Viart assistant?

Hi, just use the messages editor in Viart.
 
To do that, make sure the /messages/ folder + subdirectories in the Viart directory on server are set to CHMOD 777.
 
Then open Viart admin panel and click on System > System Static Messages. Then select Japanese and you can search and edit the language strings easily.

DOH, posted at the same time. Just noticed this after I had clicked "Add Message"

christopherO, DickS,
 
Thank you for your responses.
 
I was wondering if it was possible to edit the files directly, since I am planning to revamp all the messages in Japanese. The messages are garbled when I display them in browsers (IE, Firefox, Opera) as well.
 
Also, it doesn't seem that I can switch the language to Japanese from the admin panel. I haven't had time to work with it since New Year. I will try again to see if I can edit them from the admin panel.
 
 
Thanks again.

I did a little more reading, and I was able to add the icon for Japanese in the admin panel. I am editing the message files from the admin panel now.

As a general help to those experiencing difficulty with UTF encoding not displaying in Html can I point out an Ädd On for Firefox called the Ünicode Tool/Converter.