On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 09:50:37AM +1300, Jeff McClintock wrote: > "All strings in GMPI should be UTF-8 encoded unicode strings." > > UNICODE - yes > 8 bit? - Aren't most operating sytems using 16 bit text now? UTF8 is an encoding that makes the default character be 8 bits. It is implicitly compatible with ASCII and existing tools. To represent unicaode characters > 255, you use a variable-length encoding. This gives maximal portability with full unicode support. Tim ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. Archive: //www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe