On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 7:30 PM, Graeme Geldenhuys <graemeg.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi > > On 18 August 2012 22:44, Jonas Maebe <jonas.ma...@elis.ugent.be> wrote: >> The mode is called "delphiunicode" and in Delphi unicode versions, string = >> unicodestring. > > Not to get this thread into one of those heated unicode discussions > again, but couldn't FPC at least do one better that Delphi. "Unicode" > means a string in UTF-8 or UTF-16 or UTF-32 encoding - this is how the > unicode standard is defined. Why must FPC fall into the same shit > habit of Delphi where "unicode" means _only_ UTF-16 (which by > definition is wrong!)
+1 > Maybe "UnicodeString" should be reserved for the true meaning. And for > DelphiUnicode mode do something like String = DelphiString where > DelphiString is a UTF-16 only string [or String = > CodePageString(utf-16) or whatever you want to call it]. Have sense. This is a good idea. > Anyway, just my 2¢ worth..... no need for any reply. Now has 4¢. =) Marcos Douglas _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
