Michael Everson wrote on 06/23/2003 07:54:13 AM: > We have *all* seen the atom sign, and I have, > as Liungman points out, seen it on maps, though I don't seem to have > such a map here in the house.
But just because a symbol appears on maps, does that mean it should be encoded as a character? I've seen a lot of maps that have a pointed cross showing four cardinal points of the compass; should we encode that? > Similarly, the fleur-de-lis is a > well-known named symbol which can be used to represent a number of > things. In text? I've seen it on flags, on license plates, on heraldic crests, but can't recall seeing it in text. > I do the best I can. At the end of the day my document won its case > and the five characters were accepted. So, this isn't a new proposal? These characters have already been accepted? (If so, that's fine.) - Peter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Constable Non-Roman Script Initiative, SIL International 7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd., Dallas, TX 75236, USA Tel: +1 972 708 7485
