At 03:56 -0700 7/3/1999, dickey@clark.net wrote:
>>
>> At 08:58 -0700 7/2/1999, Frank da Cruz wrote:
>> [failing to mention that Ed Cherlin wrote:]
>> >> The problems we have with ASCII plain text come mainly from a small
>>set of
>> >> common variant practices.
>> >>
>> >> Using CR, LF, or CR/LF as a line or paragraph end
>> >> Different tab spacings
>> >> Optional line wrap
>> >> Formfeed codes vs. computed page breaks
>> >> BS = DEL or BS-overstrike
>> >>
>> >We all have dealt with these annoyances throughout our careers. They are
>> >indeed annoying, but not impassible impediments. Also, let's not mix up:
>> >
>> > . File storage format
>> > . Interchange format
>> > . Data entry format
>> . Rendering options
>>
>> On looking through the remainder of this message, I conclude that I
>> disagree with Frank's attempts to make his own limited experience
>
>Perhaps you should introduce yourself - I know who Frank is, and the other
>contributors to this list at least give the impression of being polite
>and knowledgable.
>
>--
>Thomas E. Dickey
>dickey@clark.net
>http://www.clark.net/pub/dickey
Well, in no particular order, I am
Edward Cherlin
Spam fighter
Participant in standards processes for APL, I18N, Unicode
Experience in production of documents including APL, math, music, Chinese,
Korean, Japanese, Greek, Russian, Hebrew, Yiddish
Author and publisher of The Worldwide Impact of the Unicode Character Set
Standard, 1994.
BA Honors Math & Philosophy Yale 1967
Buddhist priest
Author of The New Newbie Pages at http://www.newbie.net
Member of this list for several years.
I was part of the discussion with Frank about a Unicode text standard two
years ago.
Ed Cherlin, President, CAUCE <http://www.cauge.org>
"Everything should be made as simple as possible,
__but no simpler__." Attributed to Albert Einstein
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