Unicode vs Code pages  From: Chris Kavanagh
(kavanagc@symbol.com) Date: Wed May 29 2002 - 13:24:46 EDT
Please pardon my ignorance on the subject ...  I was wondering
if someone could direct me to some (highly) technical
documentation of how code pages work, in particular to Windows
systems? I want to research/understand, exactly why there is
still a need for code pages given the existence of Unicode.  I
have just started a full time position, fresh out of university,
that requires me to research localization on windows ce
platforms. If this platform is Unicode based, why is there a
need for code pages?  I understand that code pages provide
mappings of user inputs, but if everything is Unicode, why is
this necessary - since all characters in Unicode are unique!
Information pertaining to the complete process, from input to
font display would be greatly appreciated.  I have been
researching this and still do not have a solid answer, only
parts.  Thank you,  This archive was generated by hypermail
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