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Article #637Re: font encoding morass
From: Thomas Ridgeway
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 05:38
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 05:38
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In article <71384@apple.Apple.COM> opstad@Apple.COM (David Opstad) writes:
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>Unicode encodes meaning. Ligatures are inappropriate in this context.
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written language encodes meaning; unicode encodes symbols of written
language. 'e' in Italian does not \it{mean} the same thing as 'e'
in English, but they will be represented with the same Unicode entity.
The last thing unicode does is encode meaning.
On `ligatures' unicode has chosen to draw the line in a particular place;
some would like the line farther to the right, some to the left, but
it doesn't have much to do with meaning. Only those who think (seriously,
there are people who think this!) Unicode has really accounted for ALL
languages think that the current inventory of characters is adequate---
and yes, one man's ligature is another man's character.
[high intensity oxidation off]
Tom
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!ogicse!plains!news.u.washington.edu!milton.u.washington.edu!haccme From: haccme@milton.u.washington.edu (Thomas Ridgeway) Newsgroups: comp.fonts Subject: Re: font encoding morass Message-ID: <1992Aug20.053815.27076@u.washington.edu> Date: 20 Aug 92 05:38:15 GMT Article-I.D.: u.1992Aug20.053815.27076 References: <26760@life.ai.mit.edu> <71384@apple.Apple.COM> Sender: news@u.washington.edu (USENET News System) Organization: University of Washington, Seattle Lines: 18