"Larson, Timothy E." wrote:
> On the other hand, it appears to me that by accident of popularity, you may
> create the opportunity to get your favorite symbol encoded. It seems a bit
> backwards that a "random" character could get encoded by virtue of being in
> the right place at the right ti
> As I indicated in my reply to you, some of the symbols in your list can be
> found in text. And I think I know where I could lay my hands on examples
> for that. For the others, you should know where you've encountered them.
>
> So, the question remains: are these used in text and are you up to
On 11/15/2011 8:22 AM, Larson, Timothy E. wrote:
I certainly can appreciate the argument for encoding only textual characters
that already have demonstrated use cases. You can't include every imaginable
thing, so you have to draw a line somewhere.
On the other hand, it appears to me that by a
Rick, Yucca, Van, Mark, Asmus, Christoph, and others,
Thank you for all your responses. They have really helped me to clarify the
goal and direction I need to take.
I certainly can appreciate the argument for encoding only textual characters
that already have demonstrated use cases. You can't
Mark E. Shoulson:
> But Unicode isn't about encoding what would be neat to encode. It's about
> encoding _text_, (including things that have been encoded before).
It’s sometimes non-obvious, though, what one should consider as text and what
one should not, e.g. mathematic formulae.
I would as
On 11/9/2011 6:08 PM, Mark E. Shoulson wrote:
On 11/09/2011 03:58 PM, Larson, Timothy E. wrote:
Hello!
I'm new here, but have already read some of the online documentation
for proposing new characters. I'm still a bit unsure how to go about
it. Or even who can do it. Can individuals submit
On 11/09/2011 03:58 PM, Larson, Timothy E. wrote:
Hello!
I'm new here, but have already read some of the online documentation for
proposing new characters. I'm still a bit unsure how to go about it. Or even
who can do it. Can individuals submit ideas, or do you need to be the
representativ
From: Larson, Timothy E.
> Hello!
>
> I'm new here, but have already read some of the online documentation for
> proposing new characters. I'm still a bit unsure how to go about it. Or even
> who can do it. Can individuals submit ideas, or do you need to be the
> representative of some agency
11/9/2011 10:58 PM, Larson, Timothy E. wrote:
I'm new here, but have already read some of the online documentation
> for proposing new characters.
I think that a key statement that you have missed is at the end of
http://www.unicode.org/pending/symbol-guidelines.html
which says:
“The fact that
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