Hi,

Seems I didn't forward this one, so here it is.
Especially changes in Bidi may be interesting for OOo.

  Eike

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Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:43:41 -0700
Subject: [Unicode Announcement] Unicode 5.2 beta, updates of UAX #9 and UAX #31

As part of the Unicode 5.2 beta, the following proposed updates for 
Unicode Standard Annexes have significant new revisions:

===

UAX #31 Unicode Identifier and Pattern Syntax
http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr31/tr31-10.html

The main changes are the addition of characters and new scripts to 
tables for:

   * Candidates for Inclusion in Identifiers
   * Candidate Characters for Exclusions from Identifiers
   * Recommended Scripts

===

UAX#9 Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm
http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr9/tr9-20.html

The main changes are the addition of:

   * a section on Bidi Conformance Testing
   * the Bidi_Class BN to Rule X6 (removing certain characters from
     Bidi processing)
   * a clause in HL6 providing for mirroring of R and AL characters in
     certain circumstances

===

More details are in the Modifications section of each document, and 
there remain some editorial notes asking for feedback on particular 
issues. Feedback for both of these documents is solicited by August 3, 2009.

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