Asmus Freytag wrote:
> At 09:53 AM 7/20/00 -0800, Ken Krugler wrote:
> >2. Is little-endian UCS-2 a valid encoding that I just don't
> know about?
>
> Yes, it is. Your example of the VFAT system is a near perfect
> case, since
> the details of it form what Unicode calls a 'Higher level
> protocol' and
> those may legitimately override the default byte order.
OK, one more myth is falling (UCS-2 being mandatorily BE). But I am still
confused with some details.
If UCS-2LE is a *standard* encoding (and it is in fact mentioned in UTR-17),
how does VFAT directories qualify as a "higher level protocol"?
My understanding of "higher level protocol" is that it is a *non* standard
usage of some kind, allowed internally (or within a private group), that
should not be transmitted to the world at large.
Does this mean that MS's VFAT directories miss something (e.g. a BOM) to be
a true UCS-2LE?
Or are you simply meaning that the internals of an operating system are a
"higher level protocol" by definition (even if they casually comply with
some standard)?
_ Marco
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