--- loncom/localize/lonlocal.pm	2009/02/05 10:39:09	1.55
+++ loncom/localize/lonlocal.pm	2009/03/20 18:26:34	1.56
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Localization routines
 #
-# $Id: lonlocal.pm,v 1.55 2009/02/05 10:39:09 bisitz Exp $
+# $Id: lonlocal.pm,v 1.56 2009/03/20 18:26:34 bisitz Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -303,10 +303,13 @@ sub get_genlanguages {
 
 sub current_encoding {
     my $default='UTF-8';
-    if ($Apache::lonnet::env{'browser.os'} eq 'win' && 
-	$Apache::lonnet::env{'browser.type'} eq 'explorer') {
-        $default='ISO-8859-1';
-    }
+# UTF-8 character encoding needed for the whole LON-CAPA system
+# (interface language and homework problem content)
+# See Bugzilla 5702 vs. 2189 and 4067
+#    if ($Apache::lonnet::env{'browser.os'} eq 'win' && 
+#	$Apache::lonnet::env{'browser.type'} eq 'explorer') {
+#        $default='ISO-8859-1';
+#    }
     if ($lh) {
 	my $enc=$lh->maketext('char_encoding');
 	return ($enc eq 'char_encoding'?$default:$enc);