These collation tables have one and only one of the following two problems:
A) If these are intended to be language-specific tailorings then a strong warning about the linguistic inapplicabilty needs to be added, since the data is actually incorrect for the use of most of these scripts. B) If these tables are just intended to be another view of the default table, outlining the data by script, then this information should be more prominently explained. I suspect that the issue is the one outlined in (B) meaning it is just better explaining what the data is meant to be, but I have had many customers claim to me that "Unicode does not understand their language/script" because they assumed that the issue was as outlined in (A). Assuming that it is (B), this problem is unfortunately exacerbated by the many times that the language name == the script name (e.g. in Tamil, Bengali, and many others). Having the items on the left called out at the top as SCRIPTS rather than LANGUAGES would probably help with that issue (though some people do not distinguish even when the difference is explained clearly). Of course there is the issue that the UTS does not really seem reference this page, but maybe there is a reference somewhere else that is a bit more of a challenge to find. :-) MichKa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 5:37 PM Subject: [indic] Re: Unicode Collation Algorithm: 4.0 Update (beta) > There are also beta collation charts in: > > http://www.unicode.org/charts/collation/beta/ > > Mark > __________________________________ > http://www.macchiato.com > ► “Eppur si muove” ◄ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rick McGowan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 19:27 > Subject: Unicode Collation Algorithm: 4.0 Update (beta) > > > > The Unicode Technical Committee would like to announce availability of the > > beta Default Unicode Collation Element Table for UCA 4.0. Feedback is > > invited. > > > > The primary goal of this release is to synchronize the repertoire of > > strings for collation (sorting) with the repertoire of Unicode 4.0. For > > future versions of the Unicode Standard that add characters, there will > > also be versions of the UCA tables with synchronized repertoire. > > > > A small number of additional changes have been made for consistency in > > treatment of new and old characters; however, other changes await working > > with SC22/WG2 so that future versions of ISO 14651 and UCA can be > > synchronized. > > > > The relevant data file is found here: > > > > http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/allkeys-4.0.0d1.txt > > > > Please also look at the corresponding proposed update version of Unicode > > Technical Standard #10, The Unicode Collation Algorithm: > > > > http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr10/tr10-10.html > > > > Due to production difficulties, the beta period for this is quite short; > > comments for this version must be submitted by end of day, August 26, 2003. > > However, comments directed to the next version can be submitted after this > > date. Please submit feedback with the reporting form at: > > > > http://www.unicode.org/reporting.html > > > > Regards, > > Rick McGowan > > > > > > > > >
