RE: UTF-8, C1 controls, and UNIX

[Ayers, Mike]

> From: Frank da Cruz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
>
> > Just to be sure: ISO 2022 has two modes, 7 bits and 8 bits,
> hasn't it?
> > And in 7 bit mode (I know it's obsolescent), then C1
> controls are not
> > supposed to be interpreted as controls, are they?
> >
> Nor as graphics.

        Clarification:  If I connect a terminal to an arbitrary machine an
use 7-bit mode, there will be no interpretation of characters and thus no C1
problems, yes?  However, I will also not be able to send UTF-8, yes?  Is
there therefore (so far) no easy way to go all-Unicode?


        Thanks,

/|/|ike