Re: Bloat: XML, GUI design (was: Re: [OT] Gnome configuration (was: Re: Congrats! [gnome font rendering]))

[Eduard Bloch <edi@gmx.de>]

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* Michael Piefel [Mon, Jan 20 2003, 11:33:37AM]:
> > > Using XML solves some real issues that happen in the real world, like
> > > character set handling (one of MY pet peeves), 
> > Use Unicode. Means no additional code in best case.
> 
> "Use Unicode" does not solve the problem. It is not just a matter of
> character set, but also of encoding: UTF-8, UTF-16, UCS-2, UCS-4, with

It is only a question of unification. The same way you standardisize
some DTD for communication using XML, choose the UCS encoding standard
for your application base. Today, mostly used encodings seem to be UCS-2
for internal data structures and UTF-8 for data exchange.

> or without BOM?

Internal formats can use it when needed, UTF-8 does not require it.

Gruss/Regards,
Eduard.
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