The question was asked: > > Why would you need Unicode then? > and answered with regard to languages and scripts. Please don't forget that Unicode is also very useful for all sorts of special characters used in science and technology, even for people who only read and speak one language.
I first became interested in Unicode when I tried to produce a Web site dealing with the names of pesticides, and found that I could not get reliable cross-platform Greek characters by using Symbol font. Alan Wood Documentation Writer / Web Master Context Limited (http://www.context.co.uk) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alanwood.net (Unicode, special characters, pesticide names)