Re: Version(s) of Unicode supported by various versions of Microsoft Windows

From: Patrick Andries (Patrick.Andries@xcential.com)
Date: Fri Mar 05 2004 - 16:49:24 EST

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    Peter Constable a écrit :

    >Well, there is no way to answer a question like "What version of Unicode
    >does Windows XP" support with anything other than a vague summary
    >statement like "somewhere between 3.0 and 4.0" or a bunch of details.
    >And since people tend not to find a vague summary very useful, I'm
    >suggesting we'd all be better off if they simply asked about what
    >specific functionality they need to know about. At least, until somebody
    >comes up with some bright idea about other ways to answer such
    >questions.
    >
    >One other option is to ask what languages / locales are supported, and
    >that is how MS has been documenting things up to now. It's a slightly
    >different question, but it's one that is answerable.
    >
    Much better, IO. MS must then provide a coherent support for a
    language/locale at a given Unicode level.
    (No one wants to ask how every functions works for every codepoint for
    that locale, at least not before hitting a bug...)

    P. A.



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