PROPOSAL SUMMARY FORM TO ACCOMPANY SUBMISSIONS FOR ADDITIONS TO THE REPERTOIRE OF ISO/IEC 10646 Please fill all the sections A, B and C below. Please read Principles and Procedures Document (P & P) from http://www.dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC2/WG2/docs/principles.html for guidelines and details before filling this form. Please ensure you are using the latest Form from http://www.dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC2/WG2/docs/summaryform.html. See also http://www.dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC2/WG2/docs/roadmaps.html for latest Roadmaps. Form number: N3452-F (Original 1994-10-14; Revised 1995-01, 1995-04, 1996-04, 1996-08, 1999-03, 2001-05, 2001-09, 2003-11, 2005-01, 2005-09, 2005-10, 2007-03, 2008-05) |
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The process of deciding which characters should be included in the repertoire of the standard by WG 2 depends on the availability of accurate and comprehensive information about any proposed additions. WG 2, at its San Francisco meeting 26, designed a form (template) that will assist the submitters in gathering and providing the relevant information, and will assist WG 2 in making more informed decisions. This form has been revised over the years and the latest version is included in the following pages of this annex. The latest version of this form must be used in submissions. This form is also made available on line from the WG 2 web site - see http://www.dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC2/WG2/docs/summaryform.html.
A duly completed proposal summary form must accompany each new submission. Such a form will assist WG 2 to better evaluate the proposal, and progress the proposal towards a speedier acceptance and inclusion in the standard. Submitters are also requested to ensure that a proposed character does not already exist in the standard. The latest version of ISO/IEC 10646 is available on line under 'Freely Available Standards' at: http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/.
Submitters are encouraged to visit the "Where is my Character" page on the Unicode web site for more information on checking if their proposed character or script is already encoded in the standard, or a similar proposal has already been made by someone else. The latest versions of ISO/IEC 10646 are available on line under 'Freely Available Standards at: http://isotc.iso.org/livelink/livelink/fetch/2000/2489/Ittf_Home/ITTF.htm. There are also several electronic discussion lists maintained by the Unicode consortium that one could use to discuss with other experts internationally on various subjects related to the standard. Submitters are also encouraged to familiarize themselves with ISO/IEC TR15285 - Character Glyph Model (available on line from http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/c027163_ISO_IEC_TR_15285_1998(E).zip).
National bodies should take note of the guidelines in section C.4 Some guidelines on proposing new material as ballot comments in the P&P document.
In addition to text extracted from the standard in Annex L: Character-naming guidelines in the P&P document, the following definitions from the standard are also referenced in the proposal summary form:
Clause 4.12 Combining character:
A member of an identified subset of the coded character set of ISO/IEC 10646 intended for combination with the preceding non-combining graphic character, or with a sequence of combining characters preceded by a non-combining character (see also 4.14).Clause 4.14 Composite sequence:
A sequence of graphic characters consisting of a non-combining character followed by one or more combining characters (see also 4.12).
NOTE 1 - A graphic symbol for a composite sequence generally consists of the combination of the graphic symbols of each character in the sequence.
NOTE 2 - A composite sequence is not a character and therefore is not a member of the repertoire of ISO/IEC 10646.
The national body or liaison organization (or any other organization or an individual) proposing new character(s) or a new script shall provide: