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> On Feb 25, 2016, at 12:40 AM, Britton Kerin (britton DOT kerin AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > No, for a tool kit sane behavior involves a certain amount of
> > consistency.
> 
> Yes. Allowing any UTF-8 character in any string is simple and consistent. Arbitrary rules make it harder for the user. This is especially true for gschem, which supports a variety of downstreams, each with its own needs, and a wide international community. The tool kit has no clear boundary.
> 
> John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
> http://www.noqsi.com/
> jpd AT noqsi DOT com

Agree, for user allowing any UTF-8 character in any string is simple and consistent. For developer there may however be need for characters with special meaning.


Nicklas Karlsson