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Re: XML Cooktop -- free software for Windows
On Saturday, July 07, 2001 11:20 PM
XML Everywhere wrote:
> We're pleased to announce that XML Cooktop
> still hasn't been updated for an unbearably
> long duration.
And there's another one that breezily says:
> Character Encodings
> Character encoding is a problem with XML Cooktop's editor
> which is just a basic Win32 control. Since the editor also works
> on Windoze 95 which doesn't have UNICODE, there is limited
> support for character sets that need all 8 bits (UTF-8) and no
> support for character sets that need more than 8 bits (e.g., UTF-16).
> XML Cooktop will gradually support more encodings, but not for a
> long time. UTF-16 is the highest priority at the moment.
Presumably because you have to work harder to handle UTF-8 in
on MS development platforms prior to the .NET SDK
> Cooktop is most effective for those who work with 7-bit ASCII files.
> If you routinely work with other encodings you must either resort to
> command-line utilities or commercial software.
So there...
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