From: Peter_Constable@sil.org
Date: Fri Jun 27 2003 - 05:22:29 EDT
Rick McGowan wrote on 06/26/2003 05:52:32 PM:
> The *best* thing to do, in my personal opinion and I know it'll get shot
> down so don't bother telling me so, is to fix the combining classes of
the
> Hebrew points.
In discussing these issues among Biblical Hebrew implementers, content
providers and users, I have had to explain repeatedly why UTC doesn't want
to consider this. It is completely obvious to them that this is the right
solution. Even on explaining the impact on normalization, the response is
that there is no impact since implementations and content using Unicode do
not yet exist.
(And then, on the other side, I'm asked to explain why other solutions are
kludges? Two different worlds with completely different sets of
assumptions.)
> Since the combining classes can't be fixed because we have the
> normalization-stability albatross firmly down our gullets and will
forever
> be choking on that, the next best thing is to use a ZWJ. Problem solved.
> Just document it.
I think it would be better to create a new character for this purpose than
to use ZWJ in yet another way.
- Peter
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Peter Constable
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