Re: More scripts, not more emoji (Re: Accessibility Emoji)

2018-04-15 Thread Marcel Schneider via Unicode
On Sat, 14 Apr 2018 20:29:40 -0700, Markus Scherer wrote: > > On Sat, Apr 14, 2018 at 5:50 PM, Marcel Schneider via Unicode wrote: > > > > We need to get more scripts into Unicode, not more emoji. > > > > That is — somewhat inflated — the core message of a NYT article

More scripts, not more emoji (Re: Accessibility Emoji)

2018-04-14 Thread Marcel Schneider via Unicode
, that using these for insult purposes will be the majority of all > accessibility-emoji use worldwide. Expected meanings: > > - PERSON WITH WHITE CANE: “the person under discussion didn’t see that guy > who killed him/his partner/his whole team” > - DEAF SIGN: “the person under discussion fa

Re: Accessibility Emoji

2018-04-01 Thread Nathan Galt via Unicode
I predict that these emoji will be extraordinarily popular in insults between gamers on both Twitch and Discord. I’d wager, with suitable metrics available, that using these for insult purposes will be the majority of all accessibility-emoji use worldwide. Expected meanings: - PERSON

Re: Accessibility Emoji

2018-03-29 Thread Marcel Schneider via Unicode
William,   On 29/03/18 17:03 William_J_G Overington via Unicode wrote: >  > I have been thinking about issues around the proposal. > http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2018/18080-accessibility-emoji.pdf > There is a sentence in that document that starts as follows. >  > > Emoji are a universal language

Re: Accessibility Emoji

2018-03-29 Thread William_J_G Overington via Unicode
I have been thinking about issues around the proposal. http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2018/18080-accessibility-emoji.pdf There is a sentence in that document that starts as follows. > Emoji are a universal language and a powerful tool for communication, It seems to me that what is lacking

Accessibility Emoji

2018-03-26 Thread William_J_G Overington via Unicode
I have been looking with interest at the following publication. Proposal For New Accessibility Emoji by Apple Inc. www.unicode.org/L2/L2018/18080-accessibility-emoji.pdf I am supportive of the proposal. Indeed please have more such emoji as well. In relation to the two dogs. My own (limited