On 02/04/2003 02:52:25 PM jameskass wrote: >If these alternate forms were needed to be displayed in a single >multi-lingual plain-text file, wouldn't we need some method of >tagging the runs of Latin text for their specific languages?
The plain-text file would be legible without that -- I don't think this is an argument in favour of plane 14 tag characters. Preserving culturally-preferred appearance would certainly require markup of some form, whether lang IDs or for font-face and perhaps font-feature formatting. - Peter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Constable Non-Roman Script Initiative, SIL International 7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd., Dallas, TX 75236, USA Tel: +1 972 708 7485
