degesch: expand comment about character encoding

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Přemysl Eric Janouch 2020-10-02 07:09:58 +02:00
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@ -1157,8 +1157,13 @@ input_el_new (void)
// --- Application data --------------------------------------------------------
// All text stored in our data structures is encoded in UTF-8.
// Or at least should be. The exception is IRC identifiers.
// All text stored in our data structures is encoded in UTF-8. Or at least
// should be--our only ways of retrieving strings are: via the command line
// (converted from locale, no room for errors), via the configuration file
// (restrictive ASCII grammar for bare words and an internal check for strings),
// and via plugins (meticulously validated).
//
// The only exception is IRC identifiers.
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