> "ME" == Michael Everson writes:
ME> and ◊ is named "Raute" and indicates "Subtotal".
Now that you mention that, I recall the ◊ symbol used for subtotal lines
on (US) adding machines back in the ’70s.
That likely is why the character was included in sets such as hp/pcl
roman, mac roman, ad
Resend; apparently first attempt was spamfiltered because I wasn't
fully subscribed to the list.
-- Forwarded message --
From: Jameson Quinn
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:23:08 -0600
Subject: Mayan numerals
To: unicode@unicode.org
I understand that there are deep and thorny issues in
On Aug 13, 2012, at 11:18 AM, Doug Ewell wrote:
> Karl Pentzlin wrote:
>
>> My intent is to get information *why* the character was considered
>> that important at that time to be included into an 8-bit character set
>> with its limited space. The problem I am confronted with is that this
>> c
Between DUCET 5.1.0 and DUCET 5.2.0, a great many secondary elements
(e.g IPA diacritics and less common Khmer combining marks) ceased to be
distinguished even at the tertiary level. Where is the technical
justification for this change? I've looked though the Unicode Technical
Committee motions an
On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Karl Pentzlin
wrote:
> Am Montag, 13. August 2012 um 20:53 schrieb Hans Aberg:
>
> HA> The German WP mentions that in the context of the now
> HA> discontinued Bildschirmtext, it was called "Raute":
> HA> https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppelkreuz_(Satzzeichen)
>
5 matches
Mail list logo
