Representation of neutral tone in pinyin and bopomofo

From: Eric Muller <emuller_at_adobe.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:51:08 -0800

Is it correct that:

- in bopomofo, the neutral (or light) tone is represented by U+02D9 ˙
DOT ABOVE, and in the text representation, that character follows the
bopomofo characters of the syllable (just like all the other characters
for tones)

- in pinyin, the neutral tone is typically not marked, but it may be
marked. When that's the case, U+02D9 ˙ DOT ABOVE is used.

When U+02D9 is used in pinyin, where it is in the character sequence?
before the syllable to which it applies (where it is displayed) or after
(like in bopomofo)?

When U+02D9 is used in bopomofo, it needs to be displayed before the
syllable. Is the display position simply "before the nearest preceding
character from the set {U+3105 ㄅ BOPOMOFO LETTER B ... U+3119 ㄙ
BOPOMOFO LETTER S, U+31A0 ㆠ BOPOMOFO LETTER BU ... U+31A3 ㆣ BOPOMOFO
LETTER GU}"?

Thanks,
Eric.
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