Peter, > Effectively we'd be looking at some amendment to the normalization > algorithms to insert CGJ in certain enumerated contexts.
The standard normalization forms (NFC, NFD, NFKC, NFKD) will certainly not change in this regard. On the other hand, it would be possible to add additional distinguished foldings to <http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr30/> to perform specialized transformations. (this was amended significantly in the last UTC; a new version should be coming out in the future) Mark __________________________________ http://www.macchiato.com ► “Eppur si muove” ◄ ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 05:31 Subject: Re: Yerushala(y)im - or Biblical Hebrew > > One thought: Ken has suggested CGJ be used to prevent reordering of > combining marks in fixed position classes such as the Hebrew vowels, and > also suggested that users should not need to be aware of the need for CGJ > for this purpose but that software can be implemented in a way that hides > that detail. I'm not sure how that will work, but it's making me wonder if > effectively we'd be looking at some amendment to the normalization > algorithms to insert CGJ in certain enumerated contexts. > > > - Peter > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- > Peter Constable > > Non-Roman Script Initiative, SIL International > 7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd., Dallas, TX 75236, USA > Tel: +1 972 708 7485 > > > > >
