[OT] LC's Fields of the Future

[Richard Gaskin]

Mark Schonewille wrote:

 > Richard,
 >
 > The point is that all those extra features make very little sense as
 > long as unicode doesn't just work, like it does in RealStudio.
 > LiveCode really is very much behind the competition in this regard.

They may not make sense to you, but they make sense to others.

Yes, RealBASIC has features that LiveCode doesn't and vice versa.   So 
it goes - if all RAD tools were the same there would be no need for more 
than one of them.

I share your interest in seeing Unicode enhanced, esp. with regard to 
the semetic and other languages that use RTL.   I understand RunRev 
shares this interest too and is actively working on it, but given how 
deeply RTL affects so many aspects of interaction and underlying data 
structures it's not surprising that those relatively few languages will 
take some additional time to support.

In the meantime, while your needs may differ there are a good many of us 
who find tremendous value for a great many projects with the new field 
enhancements.

If you prefer RealBASIC you can obtain a license here:
<http://www.realsoftware.com/>

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