Re: Too narrowly defined: DIVISION SIGN & COLON

From: Asmus Freytag <asmusf_at_ix.netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:52:09 -0700

On 7/11/2012 11:02 AM, Eric Muller wrote:
> On 7/11/2012 9:20 AM, Julian Bradfield wrote:
>> Unicode is about plain text. TeX is about fine typesetting.
>
> Too narrowly defined: Unicode.
>
> I think Unicode is not just for plain text, but rather concerns itself
> with only the lower layer of /any /text system.
>
> When it's plain text, Unicode has the burden of solving all the
> problems. When it's a richer system, there is the issue of cooperation
> between the layers, a situation that Unicode cannot ignore.
>
> Eric.
>
Nicely put, Eric!

A./
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