From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2006-06-14T23:57:26+09:00
Subject: Re: A plan for another unicode string hack

>>>>> "A" == Austin Ziegler <halostatue@gmail.com> writes:

A> #size and #length are synonymous now and should remain so. Add a new
A> method, like #character_count or something like that.

 Say this to matz :-)

svg% cat b.rb
#!./ruby -ku
a = String.new("Peut-être qu'on n'était pas encore là..", "utf-8")
p a.length
p a.size
svg% 


svg% ./b.rb
39
42
svg% 

 old ruby_m17n implementation


Guy Decoux