Once you start getting into a list like this you must consider the IBM ICU project, which tackles these kind of issues. (note, I haven't used ICU). Stephen
----- Original Message ----- From: "J.Pietschmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jakarta General List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 9:32 PM Subject: Re: [i18n] Internationalization subproject sponsor? > Tetsuya Kitahata wrote: > > many hardships which people in multi-byte area *must* undergo. > > *bg* > http://www.pms.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/lehre/seminar/ > internationalisation/02ss/reports-slides/topicK/all.htm > (URL broken across line) > gives an impression. Besides the more obvious: > * Unicode Support > * Collation > * Number Formatting > * Currency > * Date and Time > * BIDI and general writing mode support > * Input Method Engines > They even have > * Measurement Scales > * Paper Sizes > * Color: Red > + U.S. Meaning: Danger > + Asian Countries: Happiness & Good Luck > Who'd think about that? > > Happy lobbying! > > J.Pietschmann > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
