use utf-8 for encoding of strings, this enables UNICODE international characters sets (of nearly any language) in titles, labels, file and folder names. Windows uses utf-16 and conversion function between utf-8 and utf-16, if access to Windows API functions is needed. A special fopen has been defined. In addition, plot labels on the y axis now are placed vertically, 90°, by using WWindows API or Linux Xft library. Postscript plotting uses only a UNICODE subset, t.b.d.. Better looking fonts are now used for labelling.