Peter,
Peter Kirk wrote:
<snip>On 06/06/2004 14:38, Patrick Durusau wrote:
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I do not mean to imply that the current proposer has not noted "the distinction between the terms character and glyph as defined in this standard." Dr Kaufman is wrong in suggesting that he does not understand glyphs or Unicode. As it seems to me, the proposer has rather rejected the considered opinions of Semitic scholars that the abjads are made up of the same characters, in favour of his own judgment that they are separate abstract characters. This is the judgment that I am questioning, on the authority of your clear statement, Patrick, of the scholarly view that the abjads share the same characters.
Sorry, I presumed a common understanding that different communities understand "character" and "glyph" differently.
It is inaccurate to take one communities' statement (for a particular purpose) that "abjads share the same characters" and apply it in another community, that has a different purpose or meaning for the same phrase.
Take a non-Unicode example: The understanding of "human rights" in the United States does not include a right to government sponsored medical care. From what I have been told, Europeans understand "human rights" to include such care. (Not interested in debating the relative merits of either one.) My point is that I could say, as a US national in a European country, that everyone should support "human rights" and be understood quite differently from what I may (or may not) have intended.
If that is still unclear, then I have failed to accurately convey the meaning of my prior posts. I really don't have time to continue debating this issue so if you would refer to my full postings in the archive, readers can make their own judgments about what was or was not meant.
Hope you are having a great day!
Patrick
-- Patrick Durusau Director of Research and Development Society of Biblical Literature [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chair, V1 - Text Processing: Office and Publishing Systems Interface Co-Editor, ISO 13250, Topic Maps -- Reference Model
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