From rick@unicode.org Tue Dec 13 09:29:29 2005 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list hebrew); Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:54:38 -0600 (CST) Received: from izanami (c-67-180-167-17.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [67.180.167.17]) by unicode.org (8.13.4/8.12.11) with SMTP id jBDFTRta030529 for ; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:29:29 -0600 Message-Id: <200512131529.jBDFTRta030529@unicode.org> To: hebrew@unicode.org Subject: [hebrew] Unicode Version 5.0 Beta Release Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 07:29:28 -0800 From: Rick McGowan received: by Apple.Mailer (2.95.2) X-archive-position: 2986 X-Approved-By: jcowan@reutershealth.com X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: hebrew-bounce@unicode.org Errors-to: hebrew-bounce@unicode.org X-original-sender: rick@unicode.org Precedence: bulk X-list: hebrew The next version of the Unicode Standard will be Version 5.0.0. The beta version of the documentation for Unicode 5.0.0 is located in: http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode5.0.0/ A page describing the beta release is located here: http://www.unicode.org/versions/beta.html The Unicode Character Database portion is planned for release at the end of March 2006. A beta version of the 5.0.0 Unicode Character Database files is available for public comment. We strongly encourage implementers to download these files and test them with their programs, well before the end of the beta period. See the beta page for access to the files. Any comments on the beta Unicode Character Database should be reported using the Unicode reporting form. The comment period ends January 30, 2006. All substantive comments must be received by that date for consideration at the next UTC meeting. Editorial comments (typos, etc) may be submitted after that date for consideration in the final editorial work. Note: All beta files may be updated, replaced, or superseded by other files at any time. The beta files will be discarded once Unicode 5.0.0 is final. It is inappropriate to cite these files as other than a work in progress. The Unicode Consortium provides early access to the best known version of the data files to give reviewers and developers as much time as possible to ensure a problem-free adoption of version 5.0.0. Testers should not commit any product or implementation to the code points in the current beta data files. Testers should also be ready for retesting based on updated data files which will be posted after the February, 2006 UTC meeting. ------------ If you have comments for official consideration, please post them by submitting your comments through our feedback & reporting page: http://www.unicode.org/reporting.html If you wish to discuss beta issues on the Unicode mail list, then please use the following link to subscribe (if necessary). Please be aware that discussion comments on the Unicode mail list are not automatically recorded as beta comments. You must use the reporting link above to generate comments for official consideration. http://www.unicode.org/consortium/distlist.html Regards, Rick McGowan Unicode, Inc. From rick@unicode.org Tue Dec 13 14:54:46 2005 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list hebrew); Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:25:59 -0600 (CST) Received: from izanami (c-67-180-167-17.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [67.180.167.17]) by unicode.org (8.13.4/8.12.11) with SMTP id jBDKsSDL029481; Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:54:33 -0600 Message-Id: <200512132054.jBDKsSDL029481@unicode.org> To: unicode@unicode.org Subject: [hebrew] Public Review Issues Update: UAX #9 Bidi Algorithm Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 12:54:29 -0800 From: Rick McGowan received: by Apple.Mailer (2.95.2) X-archive-position: 2987 X-Approved-By: jcowan@reutershealth.com X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: hebrew-bounce@unicode.org Errors-to: hebrew-bounce@unicode.org X-original-sender: rick@unicode.org Precedence: bulk X-list: hebrew The Unicode Technical Committee has revised Public Review Issue #80, including the background document, and issued another proposed update of UAX #9. Details are on this page: http://www.unicode.org/review/ The closing date for this issue has been revised to January 30, 2006. Please see the page for links to discussion and relevant documents. Briefly, the issue is: 80 Proposed Update to UAX #9: The Bidirectional Algorithm The Unicode Bidi algorithm has allowed for a great deal of flexibility in determining which characters are to be mirrored (see HL6 http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr9/tr9-16.html#HL6). Unfortunately, that means that text that originates with one person may show up with the wrong graphic to another, thus causing the text to be misinterpreted. The proposal is to tighten up conformance by eliminating overriding of bidi mirroring, and at the same time extending the characters with the Bidi_Mirrored property. The UTC would like public feedback on whether to make this change, and which characters should have the Bidi_Mirrored property. The proposed change is to retain the set of characters currently having Bidi_Mirrored property, and add some additional characters with similar properties. For further information and character lists, see the background document for this issue. If you have comments for official UTC consideration, please post them by submitting your comments through our feedback & reporting page: http://www.unicode.org/reporting.html If you wish to discuss issues on the Unicode mail list, then please use the following link to subscribe (if necessary). Please be aware that discussion comments on the Unicode mail list are not automatically recorded as input to the UTC. You must use the reporting link above to generate comments for UTC consideration. http://www.unicode.org/consortium/distlist.html Regards, Rick McGowan Unicode, Inc.