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Date/Time: Fri Apr 11 20:19:41 CDT 2014
Name: Roozbeh Pournader
Report Type: Error Report
Opt Subject: Expected display of Tamil SA+VIRAMA+RA+II unclear
It appears that some fonts render both Tamil sequences SA+VIRAMA+RA+II and SHA+VIRAMA+RA+II as the shrii ligature, while some only render or the other as the ligature. The Unicode Standard says that SHA+VIRAMA+RA+II should be rendered as the ligature, but remains silent on the expected rendering of SA+VIRAMA+RA+II (a ligature, vs a visible virama over the SA followed by the syllable RII). There are opinions supporting both sides. For example, see https://code.google.com/p/noto/issues/detail?id=23 for some preferences for the visible virama font. At the same time, it appears that a lot of user data uses SA and expects the ligature. UTC needs to clarify the standard rendering of SA+VIRAMA+RA+II.
Date/Time: Sun Apr 27 17:04:13 CDT 2014
Name: C. E. Whitehead
Report Type: Public Review Issue
Opt Subject: TR 51
{COMMENT: whether or not you use any of the text below you do need to link
to the Emoji faq somewhere in the references; the links you listed at the
top do not deal with history so much as with diversity, so that is what I
have addressed here although your document says it will not address
diversity -- so . . . I gather you do not intend to address diversity;
I know little about emoji in part because text messages are not free for
me; nor about emoji history ; so the text below may not be very useful to
you; as for suggestions for emoji for encoding, if you know of any non-Latin
characters from say Vai or Arabic or Chinese being exchanged as emoji then
those would be great; I know of none; do put the faq in your references however. }
=>
As noted in the FAQ (link to reference to FAQ in resources), emoji "originated
as ASCII character combinations" such as
:-)
They were hence traditionally based on the Latin script.
These sequences were later often replaced with images, often yellow ones.
As noted in the FAQ, emoji appearance might however vary some with font.
{COMMENT does the doc style provide a guide for display, font?}
New emoji have been introduced over time including some which represent
more diverse groups; examples include
same sex emoji (and not just opposite sex ones) holding hands.
{COMMENT: I would need this myself to send
a text
we (sis and I) r 2 meet u 9 pm
vs
we (husband and I don't have one but no matter) r 2 meet u 8 pm
so I can see this though I am not much on any nonsense but why not if people
exchanging these? That is the key with internet that whatever is done is based on use}
More characters that can be used as emoji are being introduced with Unicode 7.0.
{ COMMENT:
Is this just referring to these?
1F650..1F67F
Ornamental Dingbats
http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-7.0/U70-1F650.pdf
1F780..1F7FF
Geometric Shapes Extended
http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-7.0/U70-1F780.pdf;
COMMENT: as I note above to me diversity would mean say encoding emoji based on
say the Vai syllabary but are any such circulating on cell phones? }
Apple is currently working with Unicode to create more diverse emoji {COMMENT
howso? when? what is deadline?} which as noted typically display as yellow
(characterized as "traditional Simpsons-yellow" in
http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/155815/the-campaign-for-more-diverse-emojis
Pablo Toledo Buenos Aires Herald March 31, 2014 "The Campaign for More Diverse Emoji"
{COMMENT -- I do not know if you need to link to this or not; you do if you want to
say "traditional Simpsons-yellow" or "Simpsons-yellow"}) or white and occasionally
Asian-looking.
{COMMENT: what about new font styles that result in more diverse-looking characters?
is Apple working on this too?
and who else is involved besides Apple/Unicode in working towards new emoji?}
Steve Colbert's ultra-conservative character (date) had fun with efforts to make emoji
more diverse.
{COMMENT: if you say this U should put in link for Colbert; I am not sure I would
include this; it's up to you.}
Date/Time: Mon Apr 28 08:41:33 CDT 2014
Contact: cewcathar@hotmail.com
Name: C. E. Whitehead
Report Type: Public Review Issue
Opt Subject: UTS 51
Subject: UTS 51; my previous comments
* I do see now I reference to the FAQ; so it just needs to be in the
resources too! (-:
Also Section 1, Last Paragraph
After
"It does not deal with the issue of additional emoji, either
for diversity or other additions."
=>
"The FAQ however briefly touches on emoji diversity"
{ http://www.unicode.org/faq/emoji_dingbats.html#2.4
The FAQ also briefly describes the process for requesting additional emoji characters.}
Also in my parenthetical comment where I mentioned the article that referred to
"traditional Simpsons-yellow", I forgot the final -s on "Emojis" in the article
title; my comment should read:
=>
(characterized as "traditional Simpsons-yellow" in
http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/155815/the-campaign-for-more-diverse-emojis
Pablo Toledo Buenos Aires Herald March 31, 2014 "The Campaign for More Diverse Emojis"
{COMMENT -- I do not know if you need to link to this or not; you have to link to it
IMO if you use the term "traditional Simpsons-yellow" or "Simpsons-yellow"})
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