From: Borries Demeler <demeler@bioc09.v19.uthscsa.edu>
  To  : jphilo@mailway.com
  Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 11:53:04 -0500 (CDT)

Re: SEDNTERP

> Unfortunately there is no quick fix for this problem (and I note that the
> Beckman software won't run under Japanese versions of Windows either).
> 
> The problem arises because in Asian versions of Windows all text is stored
> as Unicode (16 bits per character) rather than ASCII (8 bits/character) in
> order to support the larger character sets. However, the Microsoft compiler
> that I use for current versions of SEDNTERP, DCDT+, etc. does not support
> Unicode. That is, this is yet another compatibility issue we can blame on
> Microsoft.

I'm not sure what compiler you are using, but Borland's free downloadable
Windows compiler does support Unicode. My guess would be that your problem
isn't really your compiler, but that you have to switch your libraries
(not sure what you are using). The QT C++ libraries (trolltech.com) have
full international and Unicode support and are also cross-platform for
Unix/Windows/Mac (OSX only). All modern compilers I know of (including
Microsoft VC++) do support Unicode. Changing libraries will also mean
changing your source code, so either way it looks like a time-consuming
proposition. 

If you do start coding all over, I just want to let you know that I
have made excellent experiences with QT, and can fully recommend it to
you and and anyone else interested in GUI coding. I understand that Tom
Laue's next generation XLA operating system will also be based on QT.
QT also comes with a translation engine that allows you to quickly port
your application to a different language and locale. All string variables
in QT are automatically Unicode compatible.

Fumio, if you are willing to help me translate UltraScan to japanese, 
I'm open to the idea...let me know. Japanese character support under Linux
is also not a problem. 

Regards, -Borries