Re: Hexadecimal digits?

From: Mark Davis (mark.davis@jtcsv.com)
Date: Mon Nov 10 2003 - 10:39:12 EST

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    I agree -- this is pointless. The UTC has discussed this before, and I don't
    think there is any chance that the UTC would add either:
    (a) made-up hexadecimal digits that differ in shape from A-F, or
    (b) glyphic clones of A-F that were hexadecimal digits.

    Mark
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    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Kent Karlsson" <kentk@cs.chalmers.se>
    To: "'Jill Ramonsky'" <Jill.Ramonsky@Aculab.com>
    Cc: <unicode@unicode.org>
    Sent: Mon, 2003 Nov 10 06:14
    Subject: RE: Hexadecimal digits?

    >
    > Jill Ramonsky wrote:
    > > example a file called "File99" will sort just before "File100".
    > > "File99A" will slot between them, but "File992" will go after
    > > them. It's all pretty much exactly what you'd expect.
    >
    > Really!? Would you not expect 99A to come (much) after 99?!
    > After all, 99A (in hexadecimal) is greater than 99 (hexadecimal).
    >
    > I'm sorry, I could not let this one go ;-).
    >
    > (Most people use decimal, you included I would guess, so I'm
    > NOT suggesting any change to the ordering you referred to.)
    >
    > Can we end this thread on hexadecimal now? I'm sure it
    > doesn't lead anywhere.
    >
    > /kent k
    >



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