Hi Unicode list,

I am concerned that the SignWriting symbols as defined in Unicode 8 do not sort properly. Making "_fill 1_" and "_rotation 1_" inherent values causes sorting problems.

Without inherent values for "_fill 1_" and "_rotation 1_", the symbols sort properly. Consider these symbols in the correct sort order.

symbol - fill 1 - rotation 1
symbol - fill 1 - rotation 2
symbol - fill 2 - rotation 1
symbol - fill 2 - rotation 2


When "_fill 1_" and "_rotation 1_" are inherent, the symbols above have shorter names that sort incorrectly.

symbol
symbol - rotation 2
symbol - fill 2
symbol - fill 2 - rotation 2

With the above list, "*symbol - fill 2*" will sort before "*symbol - rotation 2*". This is incorrect.

I believe it would fix sorting by setting the weights in the "DUCET" table so that rotations sort before fills. If this addition was made, the SignWriting symbols in Unicode 8 should sort properly.

Regards,
∼Steve
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