Re: Encoding problems...

2009-05-29 Thread Kagamin
Daniel Keep Wrote: > It would be nice, but it's really not feasible without widespread editor > and/or keyboard support for extra symbols, which I just don't see happening. http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx :)))

Re: Encoding problems...

2009-05-29 Thread Kagamin
Christopher Wright Wrote: > BCS wrote: > > Hello Christopher, > > > >> (As an aside, Google's link obfuscation is hella annoying.) > > > > ?? > > You do the google search for ISO9899. The link they give you: > http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=4&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.open-std.o

Re: Encoding problems...

2009-05-28 Thread Daniel Keep
Robert Fraser wrote: > BCS wrote: >> Reply to Robert, >> >> >>> Hmm... I'd say x.⊆(y) is preferable x.isSubsetOf(y), but it's not a >>> huge deal. >>> >> >> Only until you have to type it. I think universal alpha includes only >> the union of things that can be easily typed on standard keyboards.

Re: Encoding problems...

2009-05-28 Thread BCS
Hello Robert, BCS wrote: Reply to Robert, Hmm... I'd say x.⊆(y) is preferable x.isSubsetOf(y), but it's not a huge deal. Only until you have to type it. I think universal alpha includes only the union of things that can be easily typed on standard keyboards. I don't think any keyboard (ok

Re: Encoding problems...

2009-05-28 Thread Robert Fraser
BCS wrote: Reply to Robert, Hmm... I'd say x.⊆(y) is preferable x.isSubsetOf(y), but it's not a huge deal. Only until you have to type it. I think universal alpha includes only the union of things that can be easily typed on standard keyboards. I don't think any keyboard (ok maybe an APL

Re: Encoding problems...

2009-05-28 Thread BCS
Hello Stewart, So I guess it's therefore likely to exclude ancient scripts with not enough modern use to have warranted the invention of a standard keyboard therefor. (One omission I noticed is Phoenician, though that may be also due to its later arrival in Unicode.) Anyone who really wants

Re: Encoding problems...

2009-05-28 Thread Stewart Gordon
BCS wrote: Reply to Stewart, My impression was that it's some standard list of Unicode characters that are letters (or logogram or ideogram or whatever) in some language somewhere in the world. That's more or less the same thing (although I'll admit, my original comment is not well stated).

Re: Encoding problems...

2009-05-28 Thread BCS
Reply to Christopher, BCS wrote: Hello Christopher, (As an aside, Google's link obfuscation is hella annoying.) ?? You do the google search for ISO9899. The link they give you: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=4&url=http%3A%2F%2 Fwww.open-std.org%2FJTC1%2FSC22%2Fwg14%

Re: Encoding problems...

2009-05-28 Thread Christopher Wright
BCS wrote: Hello Christopher, (As an aside, Google's link obfuscation is hella annoying.) ?? You do the google search for ISO9899. The link they give you: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=4&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.open-std.org%2FJTC1%2FSC22%2Fwg14%2Fwww%2Fdocs%2Fn1124.pdf&ei

Re: Encoding problems...

2009-05-28 Thread BCS
Reply to Stewart, BCS wrote: Only until you have to type it. I think universal alpha includes only the union of things that can be easily typed on standard keyboards. What inspired you to form that opinion? My impression was that it's some standard list of Unicode characters that are lett

Re: Encoding problems...

2009-05-28 Thread Stewart Gordon
BCS wrote: Reply to Robert, Hmm... I'd say x.⊆(y) is preferable x.isSubsetOf(y), but it's not a huge deal. Only until you have to type it. I think universal alpha includes only the union of things that can be easily typed on standard keyboards. What inspired you to form that opinion? M

Re: Encoding problems...

2009-05-28 Thread BCS
Reply to Robert, Hmm... I'd say x.⊆(y) is preferable x.isSubsetOf(y), but it's not a huge deal. Only until you have to type it. I think universal alpha includes only the union of things that can be easily typed on standard keyboards. I don't think any keyboard (ok maybe an APL keyboard) ha

Re: Encoding problems...

2009-05-28 Thread Robert Fraser
grauzone wrote: > Robert Fraser wrote: >> Jarrett Billingsley wrote: >>> On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Robert Fraser >>> wrote: Hi all, Quick question: I want to use some unicode identifiers, but I get "unsupported char 0xe2", both with using and not using a BOM. The c

Re: Encoding problems...

2009-05-28 Thread BCS
Hello Christopher, (As an aside, Google's link obfuscation is hella annoying.) ??

Re: Encoding problems...

2009-05-28 Thread grauzone
Robert Fraser wrote: > Jarrett Billingsley wrote: >> On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Robert Fraser >> wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Quick question: I want to use some unicode identifiers, but I get >>> "unsupported char 0xe2", both with using and not using a BOM. The characters >>> in question are t

Re: Encoding problems...

2009-05-28 Thread Christopher Wright
Robert Fraser wrote: Hi all, Quick question: I want to use some unicode identifiers, but I get "unsupported char 0xe2", both with using and not using a BOM. The characters in question are the superset/subset-equals operators: ⊇ and ⊆... Perhaps these are just unsupported by DMD (in which case

Re: Encoding problems...

2009-05-27 Thread Robert Fraser
Jarrett Billingsley wrote: > On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Robert Fraser > wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Quick question: I want to use some unicode identifiers, but I get >> "unsupported char 0xe2", both with using and not using a BOM. The characters >> in question are the superset/subset-equals oper

Re: Encoding problems...

2009-05-27 Thread Jarrett Billingsley
On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Robert Fraser wrote: > Hi all, > > Quick question: I want to use some unicode identifiers, but I get > "unsupported char 0xe2", both with using and not using a BOM. The characters > in question are the superset/subset-equals operators: ⊇ and ⊆... Perhaps > these ar

Encoding problems...

2009-05-27 Thread Robert Fraser
Hi all, Quick question: I want to use some unicode identifiers, but I get "unsupported char 0xe2", both with using and not using a BOM. The characters in question are the superset/subset-equals operators: ⊇ and ⊆... Perhaps these are just unsupported by DMD (in which case, I'll file a bug)?