On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 11:57:24 +0100, aperantos lists wrote:
>> "This is a test message :0" - 135 characters left >> "This is a test message :0|" - 44 characters left > >160 characters is for 7 bit messages, 140 characters for 8 bit messages >but these are more commonly used for ring tones etc. Unicode uses 16 >bits per character, hence 70 characters. > >The second example above is 26 characters. 70-26 = 44. > >I think because the pipe symbol does not exist in the basic character >set Apple is switching to unicode rather than escaping it which >explains the number of characters. > >The pipe symbol does exist in the standard 7bit GSM character set but >is escaped and so would be two characters (out of 160). You can see >the character set here http://www.csoft.co.uk/character_sets/gsm.htm > >It is certainly an inefficient system to change to unicode for the >whole message when space is at a premium (as it is in an SMS message), >but it is probably more a case of laziness rather than a bug. > Michael, thanks for the explanation. Neil -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
