done

• SizeOf(Char) is now 2 (was 1)
• Length(String) is now numChars (was numBytes)
• where API requires PAnsiChar parameter use PAnsiChar(AnsiString(string))
• converting PAnsiChar to string: String(AnsiString(pAnsiChar))
• some more: http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/en/Enabling_Applications_for_Unicode#Calls_to_Move

todo developXE

• optimize FastStringCopy() done: still 3 times slower than old (ansi) version
• xdom-saving: not backwards compatible..opening saved unicode strings in b27 fails if needed convert via notepad++: Convert to UTF8, Encode as ANSI, then again: Convert to UTF8, Encode as ANSI
• introduce CharEncoding enum to Writer (File)
• reintroduce NETWORKING
• TCP (Client) (indy10 threaded rewrite)
• GNet, Boygrouping stuff
• HTTPServerNode (indy10 threaded rewrite)
• RSH (Network) probably works out of the box with XE2 indy10
• MySQLNodes need rewrite in .net
• does Convert (String) still make sense? no. now legacy.
• check string-warnings in output

external updates

• woei: remove ANSI/UTF8 from ReaderAdv
• vux: add CharEncoding to WriterAdv
• dshow filter that are compiled with d2007 PChar=PAnsiChar arguments in interfaces: rebuild them with d2009 PChar and on vvvv side replace PAnsiChar with PChar

still to test

• midinodes
• GlyphInfo (String) how to check if it does the right thing?
• TypoSpread (Spreads): fails with some unicode chars
• blackboxmode
• tidynode converts to ansistring before tidying...not sure what this implicates for unicode input?!
• ArtNet nodes

todo developXE2

• see: http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/en/What%27s_New_in_Delphi_and_C%2B%2BBuilder_XE2
• builds but fukcs on startup. needs fixes to lists (TFastList, ...)

64bit

• check AnimUtils(see git-commit) und SetCW087()
• check packed record changes in dx9 to reproduce: renderer-help-patch -> close, xfile-help-patch -> red gouraud
• addonpack
• freeframes/directshowfilter/opencv
• delmid32.dll
• replace with https://bitbucket.org/h4ndy/midiio-dev/src
• dxerr9.dll
• rebuild for x64
• blackbox decrypt.dll
• AddFlow needs Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x64), crack doesn't check for it and registration of AddFlow therefor silently fails.
• crack should probably also check vor VC++ 2010 (x64) instead of x86?

will not work for now:

• winlockdll.dll
• build x64 version from: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/7392/Lock-Windows-Desktop
• ecuedevicedriver.dll
• check with meso for x64 version
• Filestream2 (DShow)

• libtidy.dll
• ode.dll
• lumax.dll