There is an action item from the UTC and CLDR committees to clarify the meanings of the setting; they are supposed to allow some degree of variation.
------------------------------ Mark <https://plus.google.com/114199149796022210033> * * *— Il meglio è l’inimico del bene —* ** On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Richard Wordingham < richard.wording...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > On Fri, 18 May 2012 09:51:34 -0700 > Markus Scherer <markus....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > There is nothing that requires us to get correct results *without > > normalization* for all FCD strings or any other particular input > > conditions (except NFD input). > > So long as you don't claim conformance to the CLDR collation > definitions. If you do, a lot depends on how one interprets the > definition of normalisation settings given in UTS#35 'Unicode Locale > Data Markup Language' Revision 25 (Version 21.0.1) Section 5.1.4.3: > > "If on, then the normal [UCA] algorithm is used. If off, then all > strings that are in [FCD] will sort correctly, but others will not > necessarily sort correctly. So should only be set off if the the > strings to be compared are in FCD." > > This is stronger than the corresponding description in the UCA. I > assume that the 'will' is there because it is what a user is allowed to > expect - so long as he ignores the dictum that 'all software has bugs'. > > Richard. > >
