Re: Planck's constant U+210E

From: Asmus Freytag (asmusf@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Thu Apr 20 2006 - 12:12:30 CST

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    On 4/20/2006 9:59 AM, Keutgen, Walter wrote:
    > Rick,
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    > would this answer also be true for the mathematical alphanumeric symbols [U+1D400,U+1D7FF]?
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    > Mathematical typesetting requires much more than glyph variation, especially if complex fractions are to be represented. So, one could have ruled that the glyph variations are also to be supported at a higher level. But not if the character set of another standard (aimed at mathematical typesetting) has been imported into Unicode.
    >
    I think it's best here to point to UTR#25 Unicode in Mathematics which
    explains all this at great length.
    http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr25/

    A./
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    > Walter Keutgen
    > International Engineering Centre
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    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: unicode-bounce@unicode.org [mailto:unicode-bounce@unicode.org] On Behalf Of Rick McGowan
    > Sent: Donnerstag, den 20. April 2006 17:57
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    > Subject: Re: Planck's constant U+210E
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    >> Why is there a special Unicode character U+210E for it?
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    > The short answer: because it was required many years ago for round-trip
    > mapping to another standard.
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    > Rick
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