We'll fix the tables to show this roundtripping.
Thanks for the suggestion.
Murray
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark E. Davis [mailto:markdavis@ispchannel.com]
Sent: Fri, December 24, 1999 12:32 PM
To: Murray Sargent
Cc: Unicode List
Subject: Re: mapping tables
> Pls remember that Microsoft roundtrips 125x undefined codes in the 0x80 -
> 0x9F range (C1) by leaving them with their 125x values. So in
particular,
>
Murray, I happen to know that, but the documentation of the code page
mappings
does not include that fact. So if people follow the Windows mappings as
stated
either on the Microsoft site or on the Unicode site, they will get the wrong
answer.
Mark
Murray Sargent wrote:
> There are four files on
> (ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/WINDOWS/) that need
to
> be updated slightly:
>
> CP1255
> Change 0xCA 0x05BA #UNDEFINED
> CP936
> Add 0x80 0x20AC #EURO SIGN
> CP950
> Add 0xA3E1 0x20AC #EURO SIGN
> CP949
> Add 0xA2E6 0x20AC #EURO SIGN
> Add 0xA2E7 0x00AE #REGISTERED SIGN
>
> Mark Davis asked Chris Wendt:
> 1. As far as I recall, those pages -- while very nicely presented -- do
not
> completely reflect the actual software behavior on Windows. For example,
> 1258
> lists 81 as undefined, while I believe that the Windows software actually
> maps
> it to 0081. Correct me if I am wrong, Chris.
>
> Pls remember that Microsoft roundtrips 125x undefined codes in the 0x80 -
> 0x9F range (C1) by leaving them with their 125x values. So in particular,
> the undefined code 0x81 on 1258 maps into 0x81 on 1258.
>
> Thanks
> Murray
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tex Texin [mailto:texin@progress.com]
> Sent: Thu, December 23, 1999 12:47 PM
> To: Unicode List
> Cc: Unicode List
> Subject: Re: mapping tables
>
> "Mark E. Davis" wrote:
>
> > 2. Unicode vendor mapping tables are the responsibility of the vendors.
If
> they
> > are not going to be updated, then they should be removed from the
Unicode
> site:
> > replaced by a pointer to the actual vendor site that has the updated
> mappings.
>
> Updating is strongly preferred!
> ;-)
> tex
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