Hello, there. Youssef Chahibi wrote:
> ... It may also be usefull to add the zero space > special characters http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/UFE70.pdf, it may be > usefull for abreviations instead of big spaces or dots. Thank you, Youssef, for your comment. Youssef probably means U+FEFF "Zero width no-breaking space" (ZWNBSP). I didn't know this character, but I've come to share his view. Now, let us review what it is. The Unicode 4.0.0 says U+2060 "Word joiner" (WJ) is more preferable than U+FEFF[1]. These two have non-joining bidi property[2], so works like U+200C "Zero width non-joiner", separating adjacent letters, but prohibits line breaking. They are suitable for abbreviations. It is my personal complaint. What I do not like in Unicode is , well, it is better written in the footnote[3]. Regards. "Oibane" [1] Table of letters: http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/UFE70.pdf Unicode Standard Annexes #14: http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr14/index.html discusses line breaking properties in most general manner, thus too technically for daily usage. [2] Page 199 of chapter 8, "Middle eastern scripts": http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode4.0.0/ch08.pdf [3] What I do not like, because I consider them to be allowing rooms for misunderstanding and diffculty of handling, are invisible "control" (this word may not be exact technically) characters in Unicode. They are not particularly related to Arabic scripts, though. How should they be treated in editors? Should both WYSIWIG and logical display are supported? Why do they have to come into Unicode, while there're XML and XSL today? Documents are scattered and intended for developers, so how can usual plain users understand them? Once you learn the definition, how can you tell it to others avoiding misleading? They are really difficult and confusing. It is days of digital literacy now, so you have to learn subtlety of Unicode for each language you aquire. Blah, blah, blah. I know it can't be helped instantly. No one can come up with the cure-all. Only deep testing in our real life has the possibility to indicate the better way. Phew!
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