Am 26.12.2013 03:11 schrieb "Craig Peterson" <cr...@scootersoftware.com>:
>
> On Dec 25, 2013, at 5:11 PM, Hans-Peter Diettrich <drdiettri...@aol.com>
wrote:
> > I wonder what exact "support" he means.
>
> Wonder no more:

Most of these already apply to 2.7.1, you just need to wait for 2.8.0 to be
released somewhen (hopefully) next year :)

> 1) "string" uses a Unicode encoding

For best compatibility you'll currently need to set the ANSI codepage to
UTF8 as String=UnicodeString provides problems with inheritance etc.

> 2) AnsiString/UTF8String casts perform appropriate conversions

Should work already.

> 3) File APIs support Unicode filenames

Should work on the major targets as well.

> 4) Windows headers use W version by default.

Done in trunk since a few months.

> 5) LCL and RTL agree on string encoding

That's a usually hottly debated topic...

> 6) In a stable Lazarus and FPC release

Still takes a while...

Regards,
Sven
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