i18n

[robertlaferla at comcast.net (Robert La Ferla)]

John Chambers wrote:
>    QString stores a string of 16-bit QChars, where each QChar  stores
>    one Unicode 4.0 character.
>
> In other words, they admit right up front that  they  don't  actually
> quite implement full Unicode.  ;-)
>
> Why would one  even  bother  doing  an  implementation  that  doesn't
> support  31-bit Unicode?  
I thought that any characters outside the basic multilingual plane 
(16-bit) were for historic scripts and scientific use.  Furthermore, I 
read that 21 bits is the maximum they will ever use.  31-bit was just 
the original spec and it has since changed now that they have real-world 
experience with it.