Good questions. On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 11:56 AM, Joan Montané <[email protected]> wrote:
> 1st one: point 4 (Unicode subdivision codes listed in emoji Unicode site) > arises something like chicken-egg problem. Vendors don't easily add new > subdivision-flags (because they aren't recommended), and Unicode doesn't > recommend new subdivision flags (because they aren't supported by vendors). > That isn't really the case. In particular, vendors can propose adding additional subdivisions to the recommended list. The UTC Considerations <http://unicode.org/draft/emoji/selection.html#utc_consideration> would come into play in assessing those proposals. So it is certainly possible for there to be (say) a flag of Texas or Catalonia appearing in an Emoji 6.0 release this year. Similarly, Microsoft could propose adding the ninja cat ZWJ sequences. > 2n one: What about "Adopt a Character" (AKA "Adopt an emoji"). Will be > valid, but not recommended, Unicode subdivisions codes eligible? For > instances, say, could someone adopt California, Texas, Pomerania, or > Catalonia flags? > We only support the recommended list for adoptions. Mark
