On 15/04/2004 15:13, Patrick Andries wrote:
Peter Kirk a �crit :
What is U+2027 intended for? The name suggests that it might be what
is needed for Catalan.
[PA] Isn't this the one that should be used in dictionaries ?
See http://www.unicode.org/unicode/standard/reports/tr14/tr14-6.html
2027
HYPHENATION POINT
Hyphenation point is primarily used to visibly indicate
syllabification of words. Syllable breaks are potential line breaking
opportunities in the middle of words. The hyphenation point It is
mainly used in dictionaries and similar works. When an actual line
break falls inside a word containing hyphenation point characters, the
hyphenation point is rendered as a regular hyphen at the end of the line.
Well, this sounds just like the required behaviour for Catalan, as
described by Anto'nio Martins-Tuva'lkin on 28th March. He wrote:
Something happends when the "L�L" coincides with a soft line end. I'm
no expert in Catalan typesetting but IIRC the dot becomes a hyphen,
while regular "LL"s cannot be broken.
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