Re: emoji props in the ucdxml ?
Ken, Thanks for your explanations. I would just like to note that UAX42 expresses a general xml data format to associate properties to code points. So it would be possible for the standard maintainers to publish, independently from the UCD, alongside the ad-hoc text files, xml files that have the properties. Best, Daniel P.S. I don't have a particular obsession or love with XML but when I started to implement bits of the standard a few years ago I apparently made the mistake to think that the UTC would eventually move away from creating ad-hoc text files and favour the structured data format of the ucdxml. So most of my implementation pipeline is geared at consuming character properties from these files.
Re: emoji props in the ucdxml ?
Manuel, I suspect that such a link may already be in the works for the /Public/emoji/ data directory. But if you want to make sure your suggestion is reviewed by the UTC, you should submit it via the contact form: http://www.unicode.org/reporting.html --Ken On 7/5/2017 12:37 PM, Manuel Strehl via Unicode wrote: but are there any plans to integrate the data in the ucdxml [2] (possibly as separate files) ? No. Not unless and until they become formally part of the UCD. In this context: Would it be possible for the maintainers of the TR #51 data files to add a symlink "latest" under unicode.org/Public/emoji/latest like there is for the UCD? That would be a tremendous time saver, at least for me, having a constant URL to fetch the latest Emoji data from. Who should I ask for such a link? Cheers, Manuel
Re: emoji props in the ucdxml ?
>> but are there any plans to integrate the data in the ucdxml [2] >> (possibly as separate files) ? > > No. Not unless and until they become formally part of the UCD. In this context: Would it be possible for the maintainers of the TR #51 data files to add a symlink "latest" under unicode.org/Public/emoji/latest like there is for the UCD? That would be a tremendous time saver, at least for me, having a constant URL to fetch the latest Emoji data from. Who should I ask for such a link? Cheers, Manuel
Re: emoji props in the ucdxml ?
On 7/5/2017 10:01 AM, Daniel Bünzli via Unicode wrote: I know the emoji properties [1] are no formally part of the UCD (not sure exactly why though), Because they are maintained as part of an independent standard now (UTS #51), which is still on track to have a faster turnaround -- and hence faster data updates -- not synched with the annual versions of the Unicode Standard. Hence they cannot be formally a part of the UCD -- unless the entire Unicode Standard were going to be churned on a faster cycle as well. but are there any plans to integrate the data in the ucdxml [2] (possibly as separate files) ? No. Not unless and until they become formally part of the UCD. --Ken
