Hey all,
I am considering writing my operating system to be native unicode, my question is, does unicode only affect text, how it is stored, processed, handled, etc... or is there more to it.
Has anyone else decided to have unicode as native?
Cheers.
Unicode
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zloba
Re:Unicode
afaik, it only deals with text. to be certain, read the manual.
i am using unicode (particularly, utf8). (not writing an OS yet, only apps).
i am using unicode (particularly, utf8). (not writing an OS yet, only apps).
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Pype.Clicker
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Re:Unicode
afaik, the Mobius (we're missing you, Tim 
) has Unicode support ...
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Arto
Re:Unicode
YesXStream wrote: I am considering writing my operating system to be native unicode, my question is, does unicode only affect text, how it is stored, processed, handled, etc... or is there more to it.
Of course, "processing" is the major category here. Unicode affects everything down to how you sort characters (it's quite complex compared to ASCII). If you plan to have a GUI remember that Unicode will also affect how you handle glyphs and that you'll need Unicode fonts etc.
UTF-8 and Unicode FAQ
Complex as it might be, and though to native English speakers it might be "extra work", it's hard to imagine any half-serious OS being developed today that wouldn't aim for Unicode support right away...
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srg
Re:Unicode
What's happened to him, vacation?Pype.Clicker wrote: afaik, the Mobius (we're missing you, Tim
srg