>> > you can justify why designing a system that can handle ASCII as a fallback >> > and can automatically support 8/16/32 bits Unicode is not a good design, >> > then I think my thinking is wrong. >> >> The question is really why 8/16/32 bit Unicode is better than 5bit (ACE)?
>I think the former is based on character and the latter is based on string. >Maybe it is a advantage of the former for design many Applications. Totally agree the advantage of the former is to be able to have existing software or software that plans to have Unicode support to be able to work without performing EXTRA ACE conversion!!
