Ar 12:11 -0700 1999-10-25, scríobh Keld Jørn Simonsen:
>> > A letter is an element of an alphabet, which itself is a structured
>> > collection of graphic symbols used to represent one or more languages,
>> > having specific elements representing for vowels and consonants.
>
>A letter should also be a character, IMHO.
>Characters encodemeaning, and letters are one of the ways
>to express meaning.
You really want the !Xóõ letter dt'kx' to be representable SIX different
ways in the UCS? This means you would have:
<d><t><'><k><x><'>
<D><t><'><k><x><'>
<D><T><'><K><X><'> (these three are already encodable in the UCS)
_plus_
<dt'kx'>
<Dt'kx'>
<DT'KX'>
Do you really want this? Do you really equate letter to character? I think
that, if you do, you are making a mistake.
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