Re: U+0140

[Patrick Andries]

Philippe Verdy a �crit :

From: "Patrick Andries" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

 

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.
   

This last sentence is wrong, at least in my Larousse dictionnaries:

I believe it simply describes certain practices (Anglo-Saxon, American 
?), maybe this should be clearer.

P. A.