Unicode text in PDF

I have gone through some threads about japanese/chinease text in PDF.
my application creates PDF files. In my application text is stored in UNICODE form. currently the text (for Tj) is convered to char* which is locale dependant. I need to store text in PDF which will be locale independant.
I am using 'embedded' type 1 (TTF) font in above example. The result is, PDF created on Eng locale gives '?' for (each) *** text and PDF created on *** locale gives correct results (*How*).
From PDF Ref 3.8.1 Text Strings, I understand that, the text can be stored in UTF-16BE. I tried it but boxes (default char) apears in Adobe Reader 6.0... means each byte is treated seperatly. But as I said before for PDF created on *** locale (eventhough 1 character is of 2 byte) characters are read correctly.
This is a situation. Now I am confused about some aspects of speficications:
- Do I have to use 'type 0' font object (even if I am embedding simple TTF) to display text beyond 256 char code?
- why 2 bytes per character is read for text created on *** locale and not when I create text in UTF-16BE?
Thanks for your help,
Sameer

>From PDF Ref 3.8.1 Text Strings, I understand that, the text can be stored in UTF-16BE.
Many people have read this and made a big assumption that is not
valid.
Text strings are a particular type that is used in particular cases.
For example, they are used for bookmarks, which can indeed be
UTF-16BE. Nowhere does it say that this text string type works for
page contents.
>
>- Do I have to use 'type 0' font object (even if I am embedding simple TTF) to display text beyond 256 char code?
Absolutely. A /Type1 or /TrueType font is by definition a single byte
font, and the rules for Encoding are followed exactly as described.
There is no two byte escape.
If you wanted to use only 256 characters FROM a large font this is
possible; you could break your Japanese font down into multiple
embedded subsets, each of less than 256 characters.
>
>- why 2 bytes per character is read for text created on *** locale and not when I create text in UTF-16BE?
You mean this sometimes seems to work? Suggests a bug.
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