how to implement UTF-8
Re: how to implement UTF-8
Yep. José won't be amused.
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Re: how to implement UTF-8
Even if you do implement a wide character set, I would recommend perhaps learning a language that requires these characters, and develop your OS also in this language, otherwise you may end up with patchy support and some things may break.
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Re: how to implement UTF-8
Learn another language? My keyboard alone needs unicode support to work properly 
(courtesy of the € and ¾ characters)
(courtesy of the € and ¾ characters)
Re: how to implement UTF-8
What outlandish keyboard do you use? I don't think the Dutch keyboard has 3/4?Combuster wrote:(courtesy of the € and ¾ characters)
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Re: how to implement UTF-8
The dutch layout does have the ¾ key (AltGr+6)
Google images got me this (which is exactly what my keyboard contains):
Google images got me this (which is exactly what my keyboard contains):
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Re: how to implement UTF-8
I've seen computer from back in the 80s in Australia and most used the British keyboard layout:
But virtually every computer you find in Australia now has the US standard layout:
I thought not being in the US, we would use a US International keyboard (the one with AltGr). Though logically it doesn't make sense to need the other currencies (we use the dollar ($)) or the accented letters (most English words rarely use accented characters), I think it would be helpful to have ¼ ½ ¾ ’ ©. - Actually, there is no reason I can't simply set my keyboard to US international and add the labels next to my keys!
Edit: it works!¿!
But virtually every computer you find in Australia now has the US standard layout:
I thought not being in the US, we would use a US International keyboard (the one with AltGr). Though logically it doesn't make sense to need the other currencies (we use the dollar ($)) or the accented letters (most English words rarely use accented characters), I think it would be helpful to have ¼ ½ ¾ ’ ©. - Actually, there is no reason I can't simply set my keyboard to US international and add the labels next to my keys!
Edit: it works!¿!
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My OS is Perception.
Re: how to implement UTF-8
Yeah, you are right. Here at work I have a Dutch keyboard layout (though set to US). At home I've got a normal US layout, so I couldn't check last night.Combuster wrote:The dutch layout does have the ¾ key (AltGr+6)
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