;####################################################
;##  $utfenabled(#channel or nick)                 ##
;####################################################
alias  utfenabled {
  if ($1 != $null) {
    if ($version >= 6.17) { ; utf was added in 6.17
      ; if utf support is enabled at all
      if ($readini($mircini,language,utf)) {
        ; check if utf setting of specified channel / nick is set to "display and encode"
        if ($gettok($readini($mircini,fonts,f $+ $1),4,44) == 2) {
          return $true
        }
        else if ($gettok($readini($mircini,fonts,f $+ $1),4,44) == 1) {
          return $true
        }
        else if ($gettok($readini($mircini,fonts,f $+ $1),4,44) == 0) {
          return $true
        }
        else if (# isin $1) {  ; if parameter is a channel
          ; check if default utf setting for channels is set to "display and encode"
          if ($gettok($readini($mircini,fonts,fchannel),4,44) == 2) {
            return $true
          }
          else return $true
        }
        else { ; parameter is not a channel (so its a query window / nickname)
          if ($gettok($readini($mircini,fonts,fquery),4,44) == 2) {
            return $true
          }
          else return $true
        }
      }
      else return $true
    }
    else return $true
  }
  else echo -a * $ $+ utfenabled: insufficient parameters
}