RE: [ OT ] ISO 10646-x and Unicode 3.0 and Hebrew ?

From: Jonathan Rosenne (rosenne@qsm.co.il)
Date: Fri Feb 02 2001 - 12:42:34 EST


I think ISO does not specify the bidi algorithm.

Jony

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Cowan [mailto:jcowan@reutershealth.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 6:21 PM
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> Subject: Re: [ OT ] ISO 10646-x and Unicode 3.0 and Hebrew ?
>
>
> Elaine Keown wrote:
>
> > What version of ISO 10646-x is the same as Unicode 3.0?
>
> ISO/IEC 10646-1:2000.
>
> > Are there
> > ISO updates each time that correspond to the Unicode 3.0.1 and so
> > forth?
>
> No. Typically the properties that are affected by changes to the
> third component of the version number don't affect the ISO
> version, which has far fewer details.
>
> Roughly speaking, ISO 10646 gives information about *strings*,
> whereas Unicode provides information about *text*.
>
> > Also, are the Hebrew sections in the corresponding ISO version the
> > same as in Unicode, e.g., is there a main Hebrew block and then an
> > "Alphabetic Presentation Forms" section with other Hebrew items?
>
> Yes.
>
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