Kenneth Whistler wrote on 06/26/2003 05:36:34 PM: > But in the 10646 WG2 context... You can always come in > with the proposal to encode BIBLICAL HEBREW POINT PATAH and > say, even though the glyph is identical, see, the name is > different, so the character is different. But this is a pretty > thin disguise, and is vulnerable to simple questioning: > What is it for? Well, to point Biblical Hebrew texts. But > what was U+05B7 HEBREW POINT PATAH for? Well, to point Biblical > Hebrew texts (or any Hebrew text, for that matter...). Well, > then, what is the difference? Uh, the combining classes for > the two are different. What is a combining class?
If they're so unaware of combining classes, might it not seem reasonable to think the the dialog might continue as follows? - [gives explanation of combining classes and the related problem for Hebrew] ISO: So, you're saying you're coming to us asking for duplicates of existing characters because of an error the Unicode Consortium made with some of those character properties they define? - Well, yes, that's basically it. ISO: Then, obviously they need to correct their errors. I mean, it's not like the wrong characters got encoded or something. Tell them to just fix the errors; that can't be difficult to do, and is obviously the right thing to do. - Peter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Constable Non-Roman Script Initiative, SIL International 7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd., Dallas, TX 75236, USA Tel: +1 972 708 7485
