On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 12:24 AM, Ken Whistler <[email protected]> wrote:
> This results from the fact that the fallback behavior for the modifiers is > simply as independent pictographic blorts, i.e. the color swatch images. > That is also related to why they are treated as gc=Sk symbol modifiers, > rather than as combining marks or format characters. > > If you *support* emoji modifier sequences, then yes, you should treat > them as single grapheme clusters for editing -- but their behavior is > more akin then to ligatures or conjuncts than to combining character > sequences. You need additional, specific > knowledge about these sequences -- it doesn't just fall out from a > *default* implementation of UAX #29 rules for grapheme clusters. > Looks like this would be a good FAQ addition... Mark <https://google.com/+MarkDavis> *— Il meglio è l’inimico del bene —*
