When will support UTF-8 editor?

[dbtsai]

In the official release or SVN release, I find that Code::Blocks compiled with ANSI mode rather than UTF-8.

Because I am from Taiwan, some chinese words can not display in the Code::Blocks, even some simple comment.

So, I realy realy hole that it could support read utf-8 source code.

By the way, will the next offical release ship with the wx lib?? Or we need comiple the wx lib, it's not easy for begainer.


Thanks.

[Michael]

Hello,

AFAIK C::B RC2 supports UNICODE (http://forums.codeblocks.org/index.php?topic=1162.0).

You should compile wxWidgets with UNICODE and then C::B sources.

You can also download Therion's wxWindows 2.6.2 build (see http://paginas.terra.com.br/informatica/mauricio/codeblocks/). This package includes dll and static libraries for GCC 3.4.4 (both Unicode and NonUnicode).

Michael

[takeshimiya]

There are any disvantages of having C::B compiled in Unicode mode for the official releases (ie. RC3)?

[dbtsai]

Hi, Michael

In the version, Therion's wxWindows 2.6.2 build,

in HELP-> ABOUT still say wx2.6.2(Windows, ANSI)

and I can not use the code::blocks to open an source code which encode by utf-8.

I know that the lib he provide have utf-8 version, but what i mean is that

the code::blocks editors still can not open utf-8 source.


Thanks~~~  ^_^

Hello,

AFAIK C::B RC2 supports UNICODE (http://forums.codeblocks.org/index.php?topic=1162.0).

You should compile wxWidgets with UNICODE and then C::B sources.

You can also download Therion's wxWindows 2.6.2 build (see http://paginas.terra.com.br/informatica/mauricio/codeblocks/). This package includes dll and static libraries for GCC 3.4.4 (both Unicode and NonUnicode).

Michael

[takeshimiya]

I'm afraid no one is making Unicode builds of Code::Blocks.

[Michael]

I'm afraid no one is making Unicode builds of Code::Blocks.

But you can make a UNICODE build of C::B or? For what I have understood from the post Version 1.0rc2 released!, C::B supports UNICODE.

Michael

[takeshimiya]

Yes anyone can, but no one is distributing builds of C::B Unicode in win32.

C::B supports Unicode means that it can be compiled in Unicode, not that it is compiled in Unicode.

[Michael]

C::B supports Unicode means that it can be compiled in Unicode, not that it is compiled in Unicode.

Ok, so I have understood right. Thank you.

I think, dbtsai, that you should have to make a UNICODE build of C::B with wxWidgets UNICODE from Therion (or with wxWidgets UNICODE compile by yourself if you prefer).

Michael

[thomas]

There are any disvantages of having C::B compiled in Unicode mode for the official releases (ie. RC3)?

Yes, there are disadvantages. Unicode support is not 100% finished and tested. Also, at least one third party library used in Code::Blocks does not support wide character strings (even though it apparently still works, somehow).
ANSI, on the other hand, works 100% certain and is officially supported.

No doubt, some day Code::Blocks will switch to Unicode alltogether (as that will work universally), but I dare not say when that will be.

[dbtsai]

hi,

Ok, I will try to compile it by myself. If any good news, I will post it. ^_^

And in my case, the a chinese word is use two bytes in ANSI mode,
but in the C::B, when I use delete key, it will only delete one byte, half of a chinese word.
It is not correct.  Most of Chinese or Janpan program need to take this problem into consideration, and
programer need to solve it my theirself, that is why I very very very holp C::B support UTF-8.

Thanks

[takeshimiya]

Also, at least one third party library used in Code::Blocks does not support wide character strings (even though it apparently still works, somehow).
ANSI, on the other hand, works 100% certain and is officially supported.

What are the specific libraries that doesn't support widechars and what can we do to make them support it, appart from submitting a feature request?

[thomas]

This is one I know about, and the most important at the same time:

TinyXml supports UTF-8 allowing to manipulate XML files in any language.
[...]
TinyXml does not use or directly support wchar, TCHAR, or Microsofts _UNICODE at this time.

Apparently, it still works ... somehow. Although I do not understand how it works, it actually seems to do o.k. in Unicode builds. But it still does not feel good.

[thomas]

And here might just be the first case where it doesn't....

http://forums.codeblocks.org/index.php?topic=1618.0

[280Z28]

I tried but didn't have time to fight with it. It's running stable in ANSI so I left it there.  :?

Once I take care of my "level 1 problems (most important bugs to fix IMO)," I might work on this again.

[kagerato]

TinyXml supports UTF-8 allowing to manipulate XML files in any language.
[...]
TinyXml does not use or directly support wchar, TCHAR, or Microsofts _UNICODE at this time.

This makes little sense to me.  UTF-8 is a particular representation of Unicode text requiring at least 8 bits per character, widely used because it's 1:1 with ASCII.  Supporting UTF-8 should be enough for unicode operability in any language.

WCHAR and TCHAR are just Windows-specific typedef's, as far as I know.  (Reference: MSDN)

_UNICODE is a preprocessor definition used by Microsoft's compiler. (Reference: Microsoft)

What, then, do WCHAR, TCHAR, and _UNICODE have to do with proper/complete implementation of unicode support?