> >> > > why these numbers? > > > > 255 = U+FF are the so-called Fullwidth Latin Characters > (http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/UFF00.pdf) > they are "A" "B" "C" etc. but having the width of a Chinese character > (roughly "A ", "B ", "C "). Since they look rather ugly in > non-CJK texts > and they have to match the width of the Chinese characters in > the font, > they are only in CJK fonts. > > 32 = U+20 are general punctuation. I don't see a reason for those. > http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2000.pdf > > 37 = U+25 are box drawing characters - no idea why those should be > included. http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2500.pdf > > 38 = U+26 are miscanllaneous symbols - no idea why those should be > included. http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2600.pdf
For fast input of chinese characters i use "NJSTAR Chinese Wordprocessor". It has a menu entry "Symbols Input" -> "Punctuation". Thats why i thought all these symbols can appear in chinese texts. The only necessary entry is the entry for 255. Greetings and thanks again Lutz _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context