On 07/29/2002 03:06:41 PM Keld J�rn Simonsen wrote:
>> >That does leave you with the must less happy problem of finding a platform >> with >> >user defined locales (approximately no platforms conveniently do this). >> >> Indeed, a big problem, which is why I would avoid it as much as possible. > >Well, Linux does it quite conveniently, and if you use the GNU C >compiler you can do it on many platforms. That is: create your own 10646 based >locale, and even make most of the applications run in your own language. That's all well and good for a skilled programmer living entirely in Linux, but many small language communities might not have access to a skilled programmer, and even if they do, they might not want to be limited to Linux only. It's *much* easier -- and, in the long term, safer -- for them to select from the extensive inventory of characters available in Unicode and to avoid using ASCII punctuation characters with redefined word-building semantics. - Peter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Constable Non-Roman Script Initiative, SIL International 7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd., Dallas, TX 75236, USA Tel: +1 972 708 7485 E-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
