Re: Definitions

From: jon@hackcraft.net
Date: Fri Nov 14 2003 - 05:53:21 EST

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    > --------- ---------
    > | User | | User |
    > --------- ---------
    > | App | | App |
    > --------- ---------
    > | Unicode | | Unicode |
    > -----------------------
    > | Communication channel |
    > -----------------------
    >
    > In this model, Unicode ... Unicode offers as defined a transparent
    > channel for all characters including PUA (although normalisation etc is
    > permitted), and if an implementation is not transparent it is
    > non-conformant. The communicating applications built on top of Unicode
    > are free to do what they want with PUA characters, including refusing to
    > handle them at all; indeed they can refuse to handle any other character
    > as there is no obligation to support any characters. But if they are to
    > be useful applications for many users, they would be well advised to
    > offer support for as many characters as possible.
    >
    Aye, this is exactly what I was talking about, I was just using "application"
    to refer to any piece of software involved in any stage, including the
    communicating applications.

    --
    Jon Hanna
    <http://www.hackcraft.net/>
    *Thought provoking quote goes here*
    


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