msevior@physics.unimelb.edu.au wrote:
> *sigh* Yes Hub. We've had this conversation many times.
>
> There are *some* occasions when UT_String is appropriate (like when you
> know an 8 bit char might use the most significant bit).
No it is not. Unless UT_Strings store the encoding, this is a misuse.
ASCII is 7 bits, everything else is just potential breakage, and
everything should be converted utf-8 or ucs-2/4
> That said, UT_UTF8String is almost always the appropriate class to use.
s/almost//g
Hub
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