UTC #

L2 #

Who ?

Action

Status 

81-1

Officers

Develop a policy on patents and inform the UTC

81-2

Mike Ksar

Pursue with the ISO secretariat that when 10646-1 first edition plus amendments is posted on the web to also include a notice that it has been superceded by the second edition

81-3

Joan Aliprand

Check the ISO spine standard for their guidelines for published books

81-4

Mark Davis/Ken Whistler

Incorporate the feedback received on Draft Unicode Technical Report #17, Character Encoding Model

81-5

Mark Davis

Solicit feedback from Mark Leisher and Keld Simonsen on Unicode Technical Report #18, Regular Expressions Guidelines, and incorporate feedback received at the meeting, including adding a reference section

81-6

Ken Whistler

Update the Unicode Version 3 reference for Unicode Technical Report #18, Regular Expressions Guidelines

Moot, reference was correct.

81-7

Mark Davis

Draft a technical corrigendum to redefine the UCS-4 encoding space to include only the first 17 planes of 10646, and work with Uma and Mike Ksar to process

81-8

Mark Davis

Update Draft Unicode Technical Report #19, Interoperable 32-bit Serialization to remove serialization and change to describe as a useful alias for a subset of UCS-4

81-9

Mark Davis

Give Kent Karlsson feedback on his index to Unicode mapping tables: remove personal comments, needs to be complete, and UTC would like to review at next meeting

81-10

Mark Davis

Update L2/99-326 (Unicode Character Mapping Formats): deleting the sections on fallback characters and delta mappings and make the document a readme for the mapping tables for the Unicode 3.0 CD

81-11

Lisa Moore

Put out a notice on Unicore for members to check their mapping tables and update them by year end

81-12

Mark Davis

Write up a WG2 character encoding proposal for the ZERO WIDTH WORD JOINER and forward to WG2. Document in the proposal the rationale for adding this character. The proposed glyph will be a dotted square with ZWWJ inside.

81-13

Ken Whistler

Add the ZERO WIDTH WORD JOINER to the pipeline document on the web

Done

81-14

Mark Davis

Relay feedback on Proposed Draft Unicode Technical Report #20, The Use of Unicode in Markup Languages to the other co-authors

81-15

Umamaheswaran

Write a technical paper documenting how future POSIX locale structures can handle special case mappings for the Nov 8, 1999 WG20 meeting

81-16

Mark Davis

Update Unicode Technical Report #21, Case Mappings with feedback received during the meeting

81-17

Ken Whistler

Update the Unicode Version 3 reference for Unicode Technical Report #21, Case Mappings

done

81-18

Mark Davis

Ask Markus Scherer to update his proposal for a signature for SCSU to give more background and to provide the exact text that is proposed for Unicode Technical Report #6, Standard Compression Scheme for Unicode.

81-19

Arnold Winkler

Send a message to the members of SC2 urging members to ask the editor of ISO 8859-7 to accommodate the US comments due to potential severe implementation problems. Lisa and Michel will help to draft the text.

81-20

Joan Aliprand

Check on the typical method of representing Western music symbol names in English.

81-21

Michel Suignard

Solicit input on correctness of Western music symbol glyphs that are currently used in 10646 Part 2

81-22

Murray Sargent

Update the Math Brace Pieces Proposal and give to Arnold Winkler to send on to WG2.

Done at the meeting

81-23

Ken Whistler

Add the Math Brace Pieces proposal characters to the pipeline document on the web.

done

81-24

Ken Whistler

Relay feedback to Barbara Beeton about the unifications of glyph variants.

81-25

Ken Whistler

Relay feedback to Barbara Beeton about using variant tags in the Math and Technical Symbol proposal.

81-26

Lisa Moore

Write the UTC response on the proposal L2/99-310 to encode 56 kanji compatibility characters to Shibano-san, copying the IRG and WG2

81-27

Lisa Moore

Inform the Unicode IRG and WG2 liaisons of the UTC position on proposal L2/99-310 to encode 56 kanji characters

81-28

Ken Whistler

Add the 56 compatibility ideographs to the pipeline document on the web

done

81-29

Lisa Moore

Inform Shibano-san that the UTC provisionally accepts the two small Hiragana forms and the sixteen small Katakana, and that the five Hiragana semi-voiced and nine Katakana semi-voiced proposed characters are already representable (provide the list).

81-30

Lisa Moore

Inform Shibano-san that the UTC will be discussing a method of representing circled numbers

81-31

Ken Whistler

Add the two shogi piece characters, the open arrow, and the double question mark to the pipeline document on the web

done

81-32

Lisa Moore

Inform Shibano-san of the UTCs provisional acceptance of the four characters, and provide our feedback on the other unaccepted characters

81-33

Lisa Moore

Inform Shibano-san of the fact that we are not accepting any of the dentist symbol characters, and provide our feedback

81-34

Lisa Moore

Inform Shibano-san of our comments on the educational letters and symbols

81-35

Ken Whistler

Work with Barbara Beeton to add the two arrow characters to the STIX proposal

81-36

Lisa Moore

Inform Shibano-san of the UTC's responses to proposal L2/99-310 to encode 313 kanji characters (radicals already encoded, are in extension B?, if not must go to IRG)

81-37

Lisa Moore

Work with John Jenkins to have Cora check the latest level (9) of Super CJK to determine if the 313 proposed kanji are already included by the IRG

81-38

Mark Davis

After working with Japanese encoding experts to verify the JIS X 0213 mappings, send a note to Unicore and Unicode expressing the UTC consensus that the recently published JIS X 0213 mappings to unassigned Unicode characters are invalid

81-39

Lisa Moore

Inform Shibano-san of the same message regarding the JIS X 0213 mappings to unassigned Unicode characters

81-40

Mark Davis

Write up a proposal for a Morpheme Break Character and distribute for comments before the next UTC.

81-41

Mark Davis

Write up a document which covers the implications of encoding precomposed characters post Unicode 3.0, and provide lists of how to correctly represent Lithuanian and Slovak accented characters. Post to Unicore for review.

81-42

Lisa Moore

Add discussion of a collection ID for all UTF-16 accessible characters to the agenda for UTC 82.

178-43

Winkler

Nominate Asmus Freytag for the SC2/WG2 meeting in Beijing

done

178-44

Whistler

Write comments to EITAAC report and distribute

178-45

Winkler

Write to V1 that L2 recommends to withdraw ISO 10036

UTC #

L2 #

Who ?

Action

Status

80-1

Asmus Freytag

Create a data table from document L2/99-180 of East Asian width properties for the character data file

done

80-2

Asmus Freytag

Create a data table  from document L2/99-180 of Line Breaking properties for the character data file

done

80-3

Editorial committee

Align the normative text between TR #14 Line Breaking and the text in V 3 Chapters 6 and 13

done

80-4

Editorial committee

Update note under D7a regarding use of "obsolete"; change the UTF terminology to be the same as 2.0; modify sentence on p.19 regarding transforming UTF-16 to UTF-8, and add the relevant RFCs to the bibliography

done

80-5

Mark Davis

Update the descriptions of the Unicode Character data files (move in bidi categories, point to the related chapters, add a modification header)

done

80-6

Ken Whistler

Roll in the results of the data cross check into the V 3 data files

done

80-7

Editorial committee

Add an explanation about letter like symbols and case mappings to V 3, consider canonical mappings (see UTC/1999-017)

done

80-8

Ken Whistler

Annotate 2139 INFORMATION SOURCE in the names list

done

80-9

Editorial committee

Put a pointer into Appendix B for the "Criteria for Encoding Symbols"

80-10

Asmus Freytag

Once "Criteria for Encoding Symbols" is posted on the web, send out an announcement

80-11

Editorial committee

Document the raised decimal as a glyph variant of full stop

done

80-12

Ken Whistler

Annotate the full stop character in the names list that the raised decimal is a glyph variant

done

80-13

Mark Davis

Talk to Rich Gilliam to encourage ECMA Script to use V 3

done

80-14

Mike Ksar

Determine the standards and organizations that Unicode should be working with; suggest liaison relationships

80-15

Umamaheswaran

Check the Unicode Versions page and if not satisfied with the language describing the potential for the data files to change, then send suggested language to the editorial committee

80-16

Editorial committee

Add text to 2.10 and Chapter 4 to say that property data may change and update the versions page to note that all contributory files are at the same level

done

80-17

Ken Whistler 

Give Mark text for the readme that Sm are not the only characters with the math property

done

80-18

Asmus Freytag

Supply text to the editorial committee describing the use of tilde

done

80-19

Mark Davis

Add language to explain micro sign/mu relationship

80-20

Ken Whistler

Fix the decomposition for U+2241

done

80-21

Ken Whistler

Update the database to add uppercase and title case mappings to U+00B5 micro sign to match U+2241 mu.

done

80-22

Ken Whistler

Create a public directory and post the associated data files for the public Beta of V 3 Unidata.

done

80-23

Mark Davis

Update the Unicode Versions web page with 3.0.0 labeled prominently as "Beta".

done

80-24

Mark Davis

Update his contributory data files for the 3.0.0 Beta.

done

80-25

Asmus Freytag

Put a notice on the Unicode home page that we will have a Unicode Data V3 Beta. 

superseded (Mark)

80-26

Mark Davis

Send out a notice about the public Beta.

done (Ken)

80-27

Editorial committee

Clarify how versioning of data files will be done.

done

80-28

All

Review L2/99-168 (10646-1 second edition) and send comments either directly to WG2 or through the Unicode liaison.  Input needs to be received by July 15, 1999.

closed

80-29

Asmus Freytag

Prepare a response for Bruce Paterson regarding the editorial corrigendum on the glyph for U+301C.  Also contact Japan to see how they can be satisfied.

80-30

Editorial committee/ Mark Davis

As soon as possible, prepare the text for a proposed technical corrigendum to have 10646-1 normatively reference the Unicode Standard.

done

80-31

Mark Davis

Check on possibility of hosting UTC #82 at IBM in Cupertino

80-32

Lisa Moore

Check with Apple about the possibility of hosting UTC #82

done, NO

80-33

177-33

Asmus Freytag

Contact W3C about co-scheduling on February 3 and 4, with UTC#82

done

80-34

177-34

Arnold Winkler

Check with Tex on Progress hosting UTC #83 on June 6-9, 2000.

done, dates might change

80-34a 

Mark Davis

Change the title of Draft Unicode Technical Report #19 from UTF-32 to Interoperable 32-bit Serialization of Unicode, add information that the preferred form of Unicode is 16-bit, and change the text which uses "UTF-32" to note that it is a working name.

done

80-34b

Editorial Committee

Ensure that Version 3 documents that the three annotation characters are for internal use only

done

80-34c

Mark Davis

Write a response to Martin Duerst for the W3C XML Coordination Group that conveys the UTC's position on the three annotation characters

done (orally)

80-35

Murray Sargent and Barbara Beeton

Add to the math proposal descriptive text that can be used in the book.  For an example, look at the Syriac proposal.  We will need to know how the math characters should be used in practice, any systematic relationships, and the use of other characters with the math property that won't be in the math block.

80-36

Sargent, Beeton

Provide a compact table for the math characters.

done

80-37

Sargent, Beeton

Make another pass at possible compositions and indicate if simple or difficult to combine.

done

80-38

Sargent, Beeton

Provide a high quality font if possible for the math proposal.

80-38a

Murray Sargent and Barbara Beeton

Delete the variant tag option, but add a note that variant tags were considered

80-39

Mark Davis

Add text to the Normalization TR that normalization does not guarantee the recombination of deprecated characters.

done

80-40

Editorial committee/ Lisa Moore

Add U+0344 to the set of deprecated characters.

done

80-41

Ken Whistler

Add annotations and decompositions for 219A, 219B, 21AE, 21CD, 21CE, 21CF (math arrows).

done

80-42

Mark Davis

Add to the Normalization TR a discussion which will address concerns raised by Martin Dürst.

done

80-43

Editorial committee

Decide the disposition of Thai/Lao and the content of the exclusion table for the Normalization TR.

done

80-44

Mark Davis

Prepare for the Unicode W3C liaison a statement informing them of our decisions on the Normalization TR.

done

80-45

Mark Davis and Ken Whistler

Make a final revision of UTR #10, Collation,  post on the web, and send out a notice.

80-46

Editorial committee/ Mark Davis

Add to the proposed technical corrigendum for 10646-1, that it also normatively reference the Unicode bidi algorithm.

done

80-47

Mark Davis

Respond to Martin Dürst that Hangul fillers might have pedagogic use.

done

80-48

Lisa Moore

Have script identifiers as a future agenda item.

80-49

Editorial Committee

Decide if Arabic should be decomposed using the three new combining characters added for Syriac.

done

80-50

Editorial Committee

Update the Versions page to appropriately document and reference Technical Reports.

done

80-51

Asmus Freytag

Post Proposed Draft UTR #20 in a publicly unannounced location, but let W3C know where it is.

done

80-52

Asmus Freytag

Give our feedback on Proposed Draft UTR #20 to Martin Dürst.

done

80-53

Lisa Moore

Once a report is received on the Unicode Localization Resource proposal, put it on the agenda for UTC#81

done

80-54

Ken Whistler

Put U+20E4 (reverse solidus) in the Pipeline document

done

177-055

Winkler

Make IT/99-0113 and IT/99-0146 on "stabilized standards" L2 documents

done (99-193, 99-194)

177-056

Winkler

Ask Ed Hart if he would serve on the registration authority for ISO 2375 registrations

done

177-057

Winkler

Send UTC/1999-022 (AFII report) to Ksar

done

177-058

Winkler

Send ballot results to NCITS

done

177-059

Winkler

Send recommendations regarding Ksar (WG2) and Winkler (WG20 and L2) to NCITS

done

177-060

Winkler

Send L2/99-193 and L2/99-194 to NISO

sent URLs

80-061

177-061

Uma, Davis

Propose UTF-16 LE and BE to SC2/WG2 (AI 77-26)

80-062

Freytag

Post soft copy of UTC procedures document on the web

80-063

Jenkins

Produce proposed UTR "Last resort font" (AI 75-48)

delete

UTC #

L2 #

Who ?

Action

Status

79-8

Mark Davis
Editorial committee

Clarify what it means to "support" characters.  Augment 2.9 to show hierarchical support

closed
(proposal not supported)

79-9

Mark Davis

Supply draft text for AI 79-8

done

79-28

Unicode Officers
assigned to Joan Aliprand

Update the Consortium’s policy on patents to add the following points:

1. Don't adopt technologies under patent claim

2. Need to close loophole re-unknown patent

3. No requirement to do patent search

Assign to officers

79-37

Murray Sargent

Provide more information on the metrics of “math braces” (pieces of math characters used in printing).

done

79-38

Murray Sargent

Provide information on mapping the “math pieces” to Postscript fonts, etc.  (Benefit: would complete Symbol font mapping.)

79-39

Murray Sargent

Develop operational rules for math variant characters

closed

79-40

Murray Sargent

Take all permutations under the rules (see AI 79-39) and sketch out how the variant characters would be laid out in the Plane 1 area designated for Symbols.

L2/99-244R

79-41

Murray Sargent

Solicit opinion of math community regarding encoding options.

done

78-44

Mansour & Davis

Split Arabic script proposal into:

1)       characters for ancient Arabic

2)       Combining characters for Arabic.  Take Syriac combining characters into account in this proposal.

UTC #

L2 #

Who

Action

Status

Revision of transcoding proposal

75-18

Edberg

Compile list of Big 5, etc. characters that cannot be transcoded

in progress

75-19

Aliprand

Compile list of EACC characters that cannot be transcoded

in progress, More in 6/2000