Rails - Aug 2006 - Customizing log output

I''d like to include the user name along with/instead of the session id 
in my log files. Is there a place to customize the log format, or do I 
just need to through the logger object and manually write it in a 
before_filter on my ApplicationController?

Thanks.

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Jack Christensen
jackc@hylesanderson.edu

I have been ask to develop a Korean/Japanese/English website and I  
would like to do it in rails. I was wondering what is the best way  
for doing this.

I have read that ruby''s unicode support isn''t great? I have
never
worked with unicode before so I am completely lost and trying to read  
online doesn''t help much.

Has anyone done that before?

- What charset for example should I use in my mysql table? Would  
UTF8_unicode_ci be okay, or what would be the best unicode encoding  
to support all languages and search into the database? I also would  
like to use something like act_as_ferret for search.
- What would be the best way to configure rails for unicode encoding?
- What is the best way for doing a multilingual site and keep  
translation? Of both content in .rhtml files, code, and database?

Any help/advices would be greatly appreciated.
S.