Re: Unicode

[Charles Stephens <devnull@dobbs.eng.sun.com>]

>>>>> "AG" == Adalbert Goertz <ua843@fen.baynet.de> writes:

 AG> Has anyone worked on unicode (foreign language conversion)
 AG> for the Apple2?

Unicode became a standard after the sun set on the Apple II line, so I
know of no support for it.  I guess a text driver could be written,
but I suspect that the font manager and other parts of GS/OS would
have be rewritten or modified to support 16-bit characters.

Only now are OS's even supporting Unicode.  Windows NT was the first
that I know of with MacOS and Solaris trailing.

Evil as Microsoft is currently (they weren't always evil, only until
they ripped off CP/M), they do have strong I18N support.  They also
release a good guide to I18N for developers (they used to give it away
for free along with foreign versions of Windows 3.0).

cfs

VVV Wow, is your sig too long.  Six lines max is the accepted polite standard.

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