Unicode and Menus

[ron barber]

Greetings

First, let me say RR has come a long way in implementing unicode. 
However,

I have spent 3 long days working with unicode menus. I have tried to 
set them from the menu builder, from the properties palette and from 
script.

I cannot make cascading menus. Not with a tab character, not with a 
uniencoded tab character.

The Edit and File menus are not friendly to localization. Meaning, the 
last 2 items are not always deleted and moved to the proper place in OS 
X.

The divider symbol of "-" seems to cause problems, especially but not 
exclusively with the File and Edit menus.

The menubuilder only previews the first 3 menus in the menu for OS X.

After setting the text of the Edit or File menu, it often corrupts 
itself and puts all the items on one line.

Okay, I've vented some frustration. I realize that I need a repeatable 
recipe and then bugzilla. (My recipe recommendation is simply to try to 
use unicode in the menus and you will soon run into these problems.)
But I am asking at this point for help from any of you who have 
actually used unicode extensively in menus. Please don't write and say 
it "works for me". I need some help in working around the remaining 
limitations and would appreciate your input.

1. How did you make cascading menus in unicode?
2. How did you handle the File/Edit menus in unicode in OS X?

Thanks for your help,
Ron