Finally something I can report to my bosses.
But only after a little clarification (by Microsoft, perhaps): why is Visual
Basic not listed within the Programming Languages and Libraries section?
Visual Basic 6.0 on-line documentation states that Unicode is supported (the
reference is rather lengthy: MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0 / Visual Basic
Documentation / Using Visual Basic / Programmer's Guide (All Editions) /
Part 2: What Can You Do With Visual Basic? / International Issues / Issues
Specific to the Double Byte Character Sets (DBCS) / ANSI, DBCS, and Unicode:
Definitions).
Regards.
Marco
[NOTICE: The above are purely personal opinions, not the official views of
ICL - International Computers Limited.]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mark.davis@us.ibm.com [SMTP:mark.davis@us.ibm.com]
> Sent: 1999 October 01, Friday 00.40
> To: Unicode List
> Subject: Re: Products supporting Unicode
>
>
>
> The following is the latest version of my list, incorporating a number of
> items
> from different people. I would welcome any further feedback (especially if
> I
> didn't roll in your feedback correctly!).
>
> ---------------------------
>
> Unicode-Enabled Products
>
> The following is a sample list of products that are fully (or partially)
> Unicode-enabled. More products are being Unicode-enabled all the time, so
> this
> list is not in any way complete. To see the exact degree of Unicode
> support for
> any particular product, please contact the manufacturer. You may be able
> to get
> a link from the Unicode membership page
> (http://www.unicode.org/unicode/consortium/memblogo.html).
>
> The products are grouped into rough areas, and sorted alphabetically
> within each
> group. The latest available version of each product is assumed; in some
> cases it
> is a forthcoming product. For additions or corrections to this list,
> please
> contact mark.davis@us.ibm.com.
>
> Operating Systems:
> - Apple MacOS 8.6, MacOS X Server, MacOS X (forthcoming), ATSUI
> - Compaq's Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS
> - IBM AIX, AS/400, OS/2
> - Microsoft Windows CE, Windows NT, Windows 2000
> - Palm OS
> - Sun Solaris
> - Symbian EPOC
>
> Databases and Repositories
> - IBM DB2 (UDB, AS/400)
> - Microsoft SQL Server
> - NCR Teradata
> - Oracle Oracle 8
> - Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere, Adaptive Server Enterprise
> - Unisys UREP
>
> Programming Languages and Libraries:
> - Alis Batam, Gist-in-time
> - Basis Rosette
> - Java
> - JavaScript (ECMAScript)
> - IBM Classes for Unicode (now open source)
> - Perl 5.005 (improved in 5.6)
> - Sybase PowerBuilder, Unicode Developer's Kit
> - Tcl
> - Tk
> - Many C/C++ compilers and IDEs
>
> Other Systems or Products
> - Alis Tango
> - AltaVista
> - Chinese Star 3.0
> - Ericsson A, R and T series mobile phones
> - Justsystem Ichitaro Dasshu
> - Kermit (forthcoming versions)
> - Lotus Domino, Lotus Notes
> - Many Linux programs
> - Microsoft Internet Explorer, Office 2000
> - Netscape Navigator
> - Novell Distributed File Services
> - Novell NetWare Directory Services
> - Novell Storage Services
> - Open Market Transact
> - Richwin Chinese Language Kit
> - SC UniPad
> - TRADOS T-Window for PowerPoint
> - TwinBridge Partner programs
> - Union Way Asian Suite
> - Unitype Global Writer 98, Global Office
>
> Fonts and Printing Software:
> Most recent commercial fonts have Unicode character-glyph maps, although
> they
> may or may not support large repertoires.
> - Bitstream Cyberbit
> - Dynalab (several fonts)
> - IBM Advance Function Presentation
> - Microsoft Arial Unicode MS, Lucida Sans Unicode
> - Monotype (several fonts)
> - SIL Encore Font Package 3.0
> - TrueType font specification (including OpenType and Apple Advanced
> Typography
> specifications)
>
> Standards:
> - Unicode and ISO 10646 are synchronized in character repertoire.
> - Unicode is required by the new technologies coming from the W3C, IETF,
> and
> OMG; including XML, XHTML, XSL, LDAP, CORBA 3.0, etc.
> - WAP-Forum WML
>
>
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