Re: On the possibility of encoding webdings in Unicode (from Re: square bullets added to unicode.)

From: Kenneth Whistler (kenw@sybase.com)
Date: Thu Jan 27 2011 - 14:59:00 CST

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    > On Thursday, January 27, 2011 2:28:08 pm David Starner wrote:
    > > I don't know that that's true. If a user decides to use the PUA in an
    > > internal system, who are we to object? They implicitly promise it
    > > won't see open use,
    >
    > Sorry, but PUA use does not in any way promise it won't be used in the open.

    Certainly, PUA can be used for open intercourse -- although it might
    scare the horses. However, for best results, it is important
    to recognize that *private* use characters do require private
    assignations of meanings. In other words, please get a room! ;-)

    > If such a rule is desired, Unicode needs to start allocating regions for open
    > usage of non-notorious scripts. Until then, PUA is the only reasonable way to
    > openly use characters Unicode refuses to encode.

    Or even to use things-for-which-there-is-no-consensus-they-are-characters
    that the UTC refuses to encode as characters.

    --Ken

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