> All Unicode related code must remain under IFDEFs, not contaminating
> the ANSI version of Win32 widgetset because Unicode code is
> experimental, and we are approaching 1.0, and if we don´t isolate it,
> we may break Win32 interface, or delay 1.0 by introducing bugs. (Like
> the lack of support for Win9x).
I agree very much.
> Errrr, I´m sorry to say but I can immediatly see that your code breaks
> Win98 support for the ANSI version of win32 widgetset. Specifically
> the following code:
> if Win32PlatformIsUnicodeUsed
> then Result := Windows.DefWindowProcW(Window, Msg, WParam, LParam)
> else Result := Windows.DefWindowProc (Window, Msg, WParam, LParam);
> This is not enougth to run on Win9x, because even if the second line
> above is never executed, the linker will still link the W versions of
> Windows APIs. And our software won´t be able to run on Win9x because
> those functions don´t exist.
I agree that the last of these three lines (and in all
similar cases) should be:
else Result := Windows.DefWindowProcA(Window, Msg, WParam, LParam);
As I wrote:
>> * Have not coded any support for correct handling of the
>> situation where the runtime Win does not support Unicode.
(There should be code conversions too!!)
However, if one does not compile with -dUnicode and -dUseWin32u
the code should work as before (or at least I can not see
any problem). This code is still protected through ifdef
UseWin32u, however not in a "hardliner" way, so to speak (in
the sense that the if-command above would still be executed
(and else part taken)).
I think that your initial question (of the whole thread) is
a very good one: is this all necessary? Maybe it is just too
much to do and a new forked widgetset (just for Unicode-able
Wins) will suffice, as you suggest.
I'll read your wiki-additions in the evening. Any comments
from the core group?
Borut
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