Hello Yves/Tim,

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>Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 20:29:38 -0000
> From: "yves_savourel" <yves@...>
>Subject: Re: Localization Directives - Working Example
>
>Although I'm a Windows developer, I can see some advantages in
>developing filters in Java. First, they would offer a better cross-
>platform support, but I think one of the main interests also reside
>in the good i18n functionality Java provides. MLANG and standard
>Windows API do offer a lot, and you can also use ICU if needed, but
>it may be less organized and consistent than the Java support
>(although Unicode support in Java needs to be updated).
>
Yves, so should I hold off doing the FilterBaseFactory classes in C++ or
will this be part of the C++ wrapper you mentioned or another section in
the architecture below. If you think it'll be easier/more portable using
Java filters I suppose I could learn to deal with it.

>+-----------------------+
>| Java filter(s) | =====> Java apps
>| +-------------------+ |
>| | Filter interface | |<-+
>| +-------------------+ | |
>+-----------------------+ |
> |
>+-----------------------+ |
>| +-------------------+ | |
>| | JNI Layer | |<-+
>| +-------------------+ | =====> C++ apps
>| C++ wrapper |<-+ (not using COM)
>+-----------------------+ |
> |
>+-----------------------+ |
>| COM interface |<-+
>+-----------------------+ =====> COM apps
>
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>Message: 4
> Date: 22 Jan 2002 10:15:03 +0000
> From: Tim Foster <tim.foster@...>
>Subject: Re: Re: Localization Directives - Working Example
>
>
>Hi All,
>
>I'll keep it short - I promise. I'm not going to get into a
>comp.lang.misc my impl. language is bigger/ better/ faster/ smaller/
>slower/ more efficient/ more elegant/ easier to type /etc. than yours.
>There are other places on the internet for that !
>
Sorry Tim, it wasn't my intent to get into a language war, I'm genuinely
interested in all the various aspects. I use many languages which one
depends on the task I'm presented with. Thanks for all the feedback/info.

>Also, fwiw, SGI appear to have a jdk at
>http://www.sgi.com/developers/devtools/languages/java2_131.html
>
Found it, thanks for the link. Is there a comprehensive list on
java.sun.com of supported platforms?? I looked for Availability but only
came up with the section I mentioned previously which didn't list SGI.
Come to think of it IBM has to have a port as well.

Thanks again,

John