Created attachment 147105 [details]
Encoding problem in Epiphany 2.28

Priority: Normal
Severity: Normal
Keyword: I18N usability

Distribution: Ubuntu 9.10
Gnome Release: 2.28.0-0ubuntu3
X.Org X Server 1.6.4
Release Date: 2009-9-27
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-23-server i686 Ubuntu
Current Operating System: Linux rajasun-desktop 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu
SMP Fri Oct 16 14:04:26 UTC 2009 i686
Kernel command line: root=UUID=752bf61d-70f6-48a9-a96a-35b3a17692e4 ro quiet
splash 
Build Date: 26 October 2009  05:15:02PM
xorg-server 2:1.6.4-2ubuntu4 (buildd@) 

Hi. 

I'm having issues with the new Epiphany handling of Chinese GB and Chinese BIG5
encoding. I was trying to have a line of Chinese BIG5 text translated to
Chinese GB using Yahoo Babel Fish but the resulting translation turned out to
be nothing but gibberish (see
http://www.imgplace.com/viewimg405/7641/62encodingissues228gnom.png). For what
it is worth, the webpage also renders rather horribly.

Trying with firefox 3.5.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.10.1 went smoothly i.e. it
returned the correct Chinese GB translation as expected (see
http://www.imgplace.com/viewimg405/8997/56encodingissues228gnom.png).

It seems to be a webkit and not gecko issue again just as in #600917 as I have
had no similar problems in prior versions of Epiphany e.g. GNOME 2.26.Hope
someone can help.

 affects ubuntu/epiphany-browser

Rgds
Maurice