Peter Jacobi <peter_jacobi at gmx dot net> wrote: > So, in effect the UNICODE character names attempt to be > a unified transliteration scheme for all languages? Are these > principles laid down somewhere or is this more informal?
The Unicode character names attempt to be (a) unique and (b) reasonably mnemonic. Anything beyond that is a bonus. They expressly do *not* represent any form of transliteration or transcription scheme. -Doug Ewell Fullerton, California http://users.adelphia.net/~dewell/
