On Mon, 3 Dec 2001 12:49:23 +0900 "Bruce Thomson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Written by liana Ye: > > > > > And Chinese TC/SC example: > > <wind> has four code points in Chinese: > > TC, SC, TC radical, SC radical. > > > > I believe there are other code points of <wind> have > > been allowed in UCS. Isn't it a time to use the > > "equivalent character set" term? Or may we use > > "equivalent codepoints" to stay away from the lanugage > > connotation? > > > > So you would like these four code points to be normalized and > indistinguishable? There must be a huge cultural difference > between Japan and China in their feelings about the language.
Bruce: Using your arguement above: 0048; 0068; Case map 210B; 0068; Additional folding 210C; 0068; Additional folding 210D; 0068; Additional folding 1D407; 0068; Additional folding 1D43B; 0068; Additional folding 1D46F; 0068; Additional folding 1D4D7; 0068; Additional folding 1D573; 0068; Additional folding So you would like these nine code points to be normalized and indistinguishable? There must be a huge cultural difference between English and French in their feelings about the language. > > In Japan, there are two characters for "river" (sorry, I am > not going to look up the code points.) But nobody here > in Japan would see the logic of treating them as identical. > They are different, and these differences between characters > are part of the rich culture of the nation. > > To be sure, there are some characters that are so old that > while they are still used in names (such as in my own home address), > they could be normalized into their modern equivalents without > complaint. But who is going to sort all this out in a reasonable > timeframe? > > The CJK unification makes it even worse, of course, as decisions > made for China affect other countries. > > What is the down side of treating these characters as different, > anyway? Worst case, a company with "wind" in its name might > have to register two or even four variations of the name. > Works for me. > > Bruce > I sincerely feel, you don't know what you are talking about. And you don't understand what is going on with CJK users. I don't even know how to start to discuss with you about your above comments. May be after I have a good night of sleep, I can come up with new ideas. Liana
