Re: [ros-dev] About UNICODE<->ASCII support.

[carlo.bramix]

Hello,

Probably, you are right.
It's better to close this discussion here.
I will move my interests elsewhere, where your nice replies won't reach me.

Greetings to all.
Sincerely,

Carlo Bramini.

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Date      : Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:07:35 -0000
Subject : Re: [ros-dev] About UNICODE<->ASCII support.

>   carlo.bramix wrote:
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> >   But, for an ascii-based OS, it's a compromise
> > for getting the 
> >  application working because that application, if compiled in that
> >  configuration, will work only on Win9x/ME. 
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>  We have no interest in ascii-based OS's, we have no interest in 9x/ME.
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> >   And this is what I cannot understand: the ability
> > to work in both 
>  enviroment
> >   is an *added*value* to the software, not a
> > defect. 
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>  Why? ReactOS apps have no value in being built as ASCII. 
>  ASCII is both rude and prehistoric. Move on, this is the 21st century,
>  ReactOS is a unicode operating system.
>  As far as we're concerned Win9x is dead.
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> >   Just another small bit: besides the functions
> > with the 'W' suffix (while 
>  the 
> >   remaining part of the planet uses at least the
> > unified function names),
> >  sometimes debugging directly unicode is a  pain, at least for me... 
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>  Well you stay on your prefered half of the planet and stop bothering us with
>  your
>  ASCII ranting...
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>  I'd hate to see you work with C#, you'd have a fit as it's unicode only.
>  I have visions of you p/invoking everything to make sure you can still build
>  your .NET apps as ASCII.
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> >   The strings into the debuggers are shown as a
> > vector of words instead of a 
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> >   clear string, same condition when declaring some
> > constant strings into the 
>  
> >   sources, as vector of single chars...
> >  Horrible (urgh!). 
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>  Get yourself a decent debugger then, or close your eyes, or give up.
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