RE: UTF-8, C1 controls, and UNIX

From: Ayers, Mike (Mike_Ayers@bmc.com)
Date: Thu Mar 01 2001 - 19:42:34 EST

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> From: Frank da Cruz [mailto:fdc@columbia.edu]
>
>
> > Just to be sure: ISO 2022 has two modes, 7 bits and 8 bits,
> hasn't it?
> > And in 7 bit mode (I know it's obsolescent), then C1
> controls are not
> > supposed to be interpreted as controls, are they?
> >
> Nor as graphics.

Clarification: If I connect a terminal to an arbitrary machine an
use 7-bit mode, there will be no interpretation of characters and thus no C1
problems, yes? However, I will also not be able to send UTF-8, yes? Is
there therefore (so far) no easy way to go all-Unicode?

Thanks,

/|/|ike

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