> > Collation isn't really based on combining sequences (even though UTS
10
> > specifies a certain "spanning" over non-blocking (combining)
>
> This is a very ignorant question: where in your public documentation
> are these issues discussed?
...
> I still don't understand even what happens with basic
> collation in Hebrew, what
> effect the shin / sin dots have.
Ignored at level 1, considered at level 2. From the 14651 data file:
<U05C1> IGNORE;<SHINP>;<MIN>;<U05C1> % HEBREW POINT SHIN DOT
<U05C2> IGNORE;<SINPT>;<MIN>;<U05C2> % HEBREW POINT SIN DOT
> And, of course, I don't
> understand any of the
> more complicated issues either, such as what will happen when
> your database
> sorts un-pointed Hebrew epigraphy (just the consonants) and
> pointed medieval
> Hebrew (all the jots and tittles added).
Re. collation, see UTS 10, and associated data files, and if you're
really interested, see ISO/IEC 14651 (sort of a parallel to UTS 10,
but different), and its data file.
/kent k
