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Now is your chance. The source code is just sitting there. ;)

axod 19y ago
1. Spend time fixing major deficiency in language that prevents it from being usable. 2. Use language. Maybe I'm being harsh :) I'm sure it's great really, but these days people expect unicode support on websites.
- far33d 19y ago
  These days, most people don't even know/care what Unicode is.
  - Hexstream 19y ago
    These days, most people don't even know/care what functional programming is.
  - axod 19y ago
    What??? I kinda like being able to talk about things as fundamental as money, without having to use (GBP). I'd like to use currency symbols for a start, what about math? I'd like to use pi occasionally. How about I want to add a nice 'tm' or (c) sign. People care if a website is using correct unicode characters or not. Perhaps they don't know/care because the majority of websites now are unicode, and just work.
  - far33d 19y ago
    Coders care, users don't. Just like they don't care about tables used for layout.
    - axod 19y ago
      Users care if their name is zoe (with an accent on the e), or if they want to discuss prices of things in euros or GBP. I wrote a php forum a while back. You wouldn't believe the number of emails telling me that the gbp sign doesn't show up properly when they post a comment.
    - ashu 19y ago
      Even if the users don't care (although they very much do when their characters all show up jumbled), the conversation here in this thread _is_ very much about the coders. Saying unicode is irrelevant is pretty strong in this context and IMHO, pretty bizarre.
      - far33d 19y ago
        Fine. My point it that it's hardly a "major deficiency" that would make arc "unusable".
        ashu 19y ago
        I think that's a fair point - quite distinct from the original comment though.
        far33d 19y ago
        that's what I get for trying to be snarky.
  - bayareaguy 19y ago
    Yes, but they get peeved when cut+paste doesn't work the way they expect.
- ashu 19y ago
  Yah, I can see how it sucks but unfortunately that's the way it will have to be for Arc given PG's disinclination to spend time over it. If you end up contributing a unicode fix, who knows, it might even get incorporated and others will thank you as well :)

axod 19y ago

1. Spend time fixing major deficiency in language that prevents it from being usable. 2. Use language. Maybe I'm being harsh :) I'm sure it's great really, but these days people expect unicode support on websites.

far33d 19y ago
These days, most people don't even know/care what Unicode is.
- Hexstream 19y ago
  These days, most people don't even know/care what functional programming is.
- axod 19y ago
  What??? I kinda like being able to talk about things as fundamental as money, without having to use (GBP). I'd like to use currency symbols for a start, what about math? I'd like to use pi occasionally. How about I want to add a nice 'tm' or (c) sign. People care if a website is using correct unicode characters or not. Perhaps they don't know/care because the majority of websites now are unicode, and just work.
- far33d 19y ago
  Coders care, users don't. Just like they don't care about tables used for layout.
  - axod 19y ago
    Users care if their name is zoe (with an accent on the e), or if they want to discuss prices of things in euros or GBP. I wrote a php forum a while back. You wouldn't believe the number of emails telling me that the gbp sign doesn't show up properly when they post a comment.
  - ashu 19y ago
    Even if the users don't care (although they very much do when their characters all show up jumbled), the conversation here in this thread _is_ very much about the coders. Saying unicode is irrelevant is pretty strong in this context and IMHO, pretty bizarre.
    - far33d 19y ago
      Fine. My point it that it's hardly a "major deficiency" that would make arc "unusable".
      - ashu 19y ago
        I think that's a fair point - quite distinct from the original comment though.
        far33d 19y ago
        that's what I get for trying to be snarky.
- bayareaguy 19y ago
  Yes, but they get peeved when cut+paste doesn't work the way they expect.
ashu 19y ago
Yah, I can see how it sucks but unfortunately that's the way it will have to be for Arc given PG's disinclination to spend time over it. If you end up contributing a unicode fix, who knows, it might even get incorporated and others will thank you as well :)