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In article <26760@life.ai.mit.edu>, bkph@wheat-chex.ai.mit.edu
(Berthold K.P. Horn) writes very cogently on the problem of encoding.
He approaches it in a practical way, which has the advantage of being
able easily to make an impact on the general populace.

Some time back, I tried to propose on the NTS-L group that one of
TeX's problems is its confusion of a font with its encoding.  My
argument proceeded from theoretical grounds (derived from the
difficulties encountered in writing standards - ISO - and hence ANSI -
standards, that is).  Despite the support I had from an eminent source
(Barbara Beeton), I don't think I persuaded anyone who was not already
converted to my way of thinking.  Thank you, Berthold, for raising the
topic again.
--
Robin (dump Brian Kay) Fairbairns, using the facilities of the U of
Cambridge Computer Lab, for which permission is gratefully acknowledged.
[Wonderful what a few job offers can do for one's self-esteem :-]