> About "£" (L with two bars = "Italian lira" or "Egypt/Cyprus pound") and > "£" > (L with one bar = "Pound Sterling" or "Irish punt"), I think that the > Unicode distinction is not valid because: > > [...] > > For these reason, I suggest that font designers ignore the distinction > between U+00A3 (POUND SIGN) and U+20A4 (LIRA SIGN) and use the same glyph > for both. The glyphs should have one or two bars depending on the font > style and on the choice made for other currency symbols.
Interesting comment. Isn't the Unicode distinction simply one of characters, and the difference in glyphs shown in the standard simply a reflection of the preferences of the designer of the fonts used to print the character tables? I'd think so. YA
