> Obviously the non-BMP issue needs to be tackled, but I wonder if \Uchar > could be added in any case. It would bring functionality in this area > closer to LuaTeX and presumably the high chars business can be viewed as > a separate issue.
I tend to agree. There must be an issue with misinterpreted UTF-16 for characters outside of the BMP, but whatever it is, having \Uchar work for characters of the BMP will be a net improvement for most users. Best, Arthur -------------------------------------------------- Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex