On 11/15/2013 07:07 PM, [email protected] wrote: > UTS #39 includes a new Restriction Level (*Single Script*), and a number > of clarifications for confusable detection, restriction revels, and > optional detection. It also contains a new section describing how the > identifier data is generated. That identifier data has been expanded to > include certain characters from /UAX #31: Unicode Identifier and Pattern > Syntax <http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr31/>/, a few extra characters > allowed in IDNA2008 (Internationalized Domain Name Architecture, > http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5890 > <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5890>), and certain characters based on > user feedback. The version numbering has also been changed to align with > versions of the Unicode Standard.
What is the reason for moving U+05B4 HEBREW POINT HIRIQ to "recommended"? I had seen this change listed already in http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr39/tr39-6.html#Modifications, but without context it seemed as if this one Hebrew point had been excluded from the recommended characters (perhaps because it had been considered a spoofing risk for U+002E) and was now to be included. However I now realize that the opposite is the case: all other Hebrew points are still classified as "limited-use", and U+05B4 alone is now "recommended". I find this surprising and wonder if it was intentional and if so why.
