scripsit der.hans:
 
> That's what I suggest as I think we should be moving to i18nized
> environments. 

Couldn't agree more.

> UTF8 isn't the fix, but it's a great step in the right direction.

I'm curious whay you say that.  Other than the fact that many things
(like Gnumeric, for example) barf on UTF8 text still, what would `the
fix' do that UTF8 doesn't?

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Thanasis Kinias
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Doctoral Student, Department of History
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A.