> quite a lot of space. However, Fraktur is already encoded in the > Mathematical whatever-it's-called block. This variant selector would mean > that lots of characters can be displayed in two *different* ways. I'd > prefer > that Fraktur diacritics were added instead, and that the mathematical > letters were to be used for Fraktur texts.
I hope not. These were encoded there because they convey a specific meaning when used for mathematics. If you use them to spell out names, then you're abusing them and potentially confusing software that would rely on their mathematical semantics. I think it's time to have another proposal for French, FRENCH VARIANT SELECTOR, where we do not use Fraktur but some other font variation. And we may need a QUEBEC VARIANT SELECTOR if they have different rules... Or should it be a QUEBEC FRENCH VARIANT SELECTOR to show the relationship? YA
