Why is row 03 so resticted? Shouldn't it include those accents and diacritics that are used by other characters once canonically decomposed? Or does it imply that MES-2 is only supposed to use strings if NFC form?
Also, is this list under full closure with existing character properties, like NFKD decompositions, and case mappings?
The MES-2 is what it is, and was developed at the time when it was. It is thought to be a minumum requirement for European requirements, and is certainly a lot better than that old Adobe glyph list that was supported earlier on. It doesn't depend on very smart fonts.
Personally I prefer the Multilingual European Subset. -- Michael Everson * * Everson Typography * * http://www.evertype.com
