UTC#

L2#

Who?

Action

Status

84-1

Ken Whistler

Document character rejections from this and the previous meeting. 

84-2

Murray Sargent

Add descriptive text for the math proposal that can be used in publication of the Standard. We 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.

84-3

Mark Davis

Add explanatory text to UAX#15, Unicode Normalization Forms to explain the use of the test suite and the associated conformance clause changes.

84-4

Asmus Freytag

Complete the table given in the Character Foldings proposal, L2/00-261, and make suggested updates including the rationale section.

84-5

Mark Davis

Update section 8 of UAX#15, Unicode Normalization Forms to describe the QuickCheck routine.

84-6

Mark Davis 

Schedule an Ad Hoc UTC meeting during the September IUC to discuss character mapping issues.

84-7

Mark Davis

Change the name of the mirrored character data file to BidiMirroring.txt and incorporate the other changes suggested during the discussion. [L2/00-236] 

84-8

Editorial Committee

Incorporate the two changes to UTR#9, The Bidirectional Algorithm into Unicode 3.0.1, and include with the list of errata. [L2/00-154]

84-9

Arnold Winkler

Update the L2 page with the SC2 user id and password.

84-10

Ken Whistler and Asmus Freytag

Create a list of all repertoire additions to 10646 Part 1 with glyphs.

84-11

Ken Whistler

Create a WG2 proposal summary form for the new terminal graphics characters and for THAANA LETTER NAA in time for the WG2 meeting. [L2/00-255] 

84-12

Ken Whistler

Produce a modified version of L2/00-255 which contains the Unicode accepted characters which have not yet been proposed to WG2 (will include THAANA LETTER NAA, terminal graphic characters, and the word joiner) so that the 10646 editor may easily make comparisons. 

84-13

Lisa Moore

Respond to WG2 on the UTC position on additional Georgian characters. [L2/99-082]

84-14

Ken Whistler

Send Lisa the e-mail trail on the additional Georgian characters.

84-15

Asmus Freytag

The UTC instructs its WG2 liaison to postpone discussion of new scripts other than Philippine which the UTC has accepted. [L2/00-235] 

84-16

Editorial Committee

Prepare an erratum to the notation section of Unicode 3.0, to incorporate the notation for Unique Sequence Identifiers for combining characters include in 3.0.1.
[L2/00-150R] 

84-17

Asmus Freytag

The UTC instructs its WG2 liaison to support the notation for Unique Sequence Identifiers at the September meeting. [L2/00-235]

84-18

Asmus Freytag

The UTC instructs its WG2 liaison to support a new ordering of Korean characters through collation (by using ISO 14651) and a request for new names for Korea characters through the use of annotations. [L2/00-229]

84-19

Michel Suignard

Create a document proposing to WG2 to add the range
FDD0..FDEF to 10646-1, clause 8.

84-20

Ken Whistler

Add the FDD0..FDEF not a character range to the pipeline document on the web. 

84-21

Editorial Committee

Create not a character errata for Unicode 3.0.1 (p. 28
Special Non-character Values, p. 38, and any other appropriate places, but do not add the FDD0..FDEF
range until after the September 2000, WG2 meeting.

84-22

Ken Whistler

Update the property files for  the FDD0..FDEF range but delay posting until after V3.0.1.

84-23

Lisa Moore

Have John Jenkins ask Cora Chang to verify the mappings for the TCA compatibility character extension. The verification needs to be done by the end of the first week of September. [L2/00-169]

84-24

Lisa Moore

Ask Rick McGowan to set up an e-mail list for the IDN discussion, contact Paul Hoffman (to chair), and invite others to participate. [L2/00-215]

84-25

Mark Davis

Prepare a WG2 proposal summary form and a cover sheet for the combining grapheme joiner as input to the WG2 meeting in September. [L2/00-156] 

84-26

Ken Whistler

Add the combining grapheme joiner to the pipeline on the web. [L2/00-156]

84-27

Arnold Winkler

Communicate with the SQL working group about establishing a liaison with L2/Unicode. [L2/00-184] 

84-28

Editorial Committee

Correct the terminology used on the Unicode web site
(particularly in the Technical Introduction) based on the confusion in terms noted in Appendix B of L2/00-184. 

84-29

Toby Phipps

Include the issues raised in L2/00-184 in the TR on using Unicode in databases.

84-30

Ken Whistler

Update the pipeline document on the web with the new information on VARIATION SELECTOR 1 and include the changes in name and location in the final math proposal which will be sent to WG2.

84-31

Editorial Committee

Add comments to the Unidata file that properties have been updated for V3.0.1.

84-32

Editorial Committee

Control code erratum - remove the glyph at 0084. [L2/00-264]

84-33

Ken Whistler

Fix the nameslist - remove the alias given for 0084. [L2/00-264]

84-34

Mark Davis

Update the status language for technical reports, including new language for proposed and draft proposed TRs. [L2/00-269]

84-35

Asmus Freytag

Update UTR#20: Unicode in XML and other Markup Languages. and forward to W3C for their discussion. [L2/00-266] 

Done

84-36

Editorial Committee

Review the final results from W3C on UTR#20: Unicode in XML and other Markup Languages. Make editorial updates as appropriate and forward major changes to the UTC for its approval. [L2/00-266]

84-37

Editorial Committee

Add to the errata documented in V3.0.1: A useful set of characters to consider for exclusion from identifiers consists of all characters whose compatibility mappings have a <font> tag.

84-38

Asmus Freytag

The UTC instructs its liaison to relay its position that it agrees in principle with adding additional Cyrillic characters to support Komi Cyrillic, but would like to see further opportunity for review. [L2/00-182]

84-39

Asmus Freytag

The UTC instructs its liaison that it would like to see the roadmap updated with a new Cyrillic block at the columns 0500, 0510, 0520.

84-40

Mark Davis

The UTC instructs its liaison to relay to the W3C I18N working group that when working with different versions of the Unicode Standard, there could be a problem for the schema spec when using patterns.  If one wants a precise value that doesn't change, use an explicit list.

84-41

Mark Davis

Based on the feedback received at the meeting, update the document on Unicode character encoding policies. [L2/00-268]

84-42

Editorial Committee

Review the final document on Unicode character encoding policies and post on the web. [L2/00-268]

84-43

Mark Davis

Update Proposed Draft UTR#24: Script Names to reflect its change in status to Draft UTR#24: Script Names. [L2/00-275]

84-44

Editorial Committee

Pull out appropriate text from L2/00-262 on handling
surrogates and create a FAQ.

84-45

Winkler

Write "jeopardy letters" according to membership status

Done

84-46

Winkler

Add Toby Phipps to the SC2/WG delegates for Greece

Done

84-47

Winkler

Send ballot results from the meeting votes to NCITS

Done

UTC#

L2#

Who?

Action

Status

83-2

Mark Davis

Have Cora Chang verify the collection of compatibility characters given in L2/00-087 (map to source and verify no duplicates)

In progress

83-3

Ken Whistler

Respond to Japan on the rising and falling tone letters. [L2/00-108]

83-4

V.S. Umamaheswaran

Distribute the reference to the TC304 search proposal to Unicore and ask for review.

83-6

Asmus Freytag

Correct the font for KHMER CURRENCY SYMBOL RIEL (U+17DB).

In progress

83-7

Asmus Freytag

Correct the Ethiopic fonts and related web documents and notify WG2.

In progress

83-9

Peter Bishop

Incorporate feedback on SCSU proposal received at the meeting and create a new proposal which includes proposed new and changed text to TR#6.

83-11

Editorial Committee

Note the use of U+4, 5, or 6 hex digits for Unicode scalar values when announcing Unicode 3.0.1.

In progress

83-12

Mark Davis

Communicate the UTC's decision to use U+4, 5, or 6 hex digits for Unicode scalar values to WG2 and submit a proposal requesting that WG2 take appropriate action for synchronization.

83-13

Asmus Freytag

Update the chart program to work with 4, 5, or 6 hex digits for Unicode scalar values.

In progress

83-14

Arnold Winkler, Mark Davis, Rick McGowan

Communicate the change in number of hex digits to respective liaison organizations (WG20, W3C, IETF).

In progress

83-19

Rick McGowan

Inform Marc Kuester of the UTC action on Old Italic.

83-27

Editorial Committee and Mike Ksar

The Editorial Committee is to prepare an erratum on the Arabic thousands separator and post to the web site. Mike Ksar will then take it to WG2

In progress

83-28

Joe Becker

Send a note to Tom Milo and Kamal Mansour describing the UTC action on Arabic thousands separator.

83-30

Patrick Ion

Analyze math symbols to propose annotations to clarify character usage.

(Ken will remind him)

83-31

Editorial Committee

Remand to the Editorial Committee to update the two UTR (UTR #6 and UTR #10) documents and the web site and announce the changes on Unicore and Unicode.

83-32

Editorial Committee

Issue an update version, Version 3.0.1, targeted for June 2000 with the appropriate data table and semantic changes, corrigenda, and renaming of UTRs.

In progress
for 3.0.1

83-35

Mark Davis, Editorial Committee

Update UTS#10: Collation Algorithm reflecting motion 83-M16.

In progress
for 3.0.1

83-36

Mark Davis, Editorial Committee

Update UAX#15: Unicode Normalization Forms, reflecting motion 83-M17.

In progress
for 3.0.1

83-41

Mark Davis, Editorial Committee

Update UTS#10: Collation Algorithm, for shifted trim definition and examples, reflecting motion 83-M20.

In progress
for 3.0.1

83-42

Toby Phipps

Working with other interested parties, draft a white paper on implementing Unicode in databases.

In progress
for next meeting

83-45

John Jenkins (taking over from Mark Davis)

Document in Unicode 3.1 that the radical characters are compatibility characters and ensure that this is communicated to WG2 and the IRG.

(Arnold ask John)

83-48

Ken Whistler

Include the eighteen characters approved in motion 83-M24 and all other approved characters in a proposal for WG2.

In progress

UTC#

L2#

Who?

Action

Status

82-15

Arnold Winkler

Investigate how ANSI will make 10646-1 Second Edition available on the web.

Asked, no answer yet

82-20

Mark Davis

Update the definition of case given in Unicode Technical Report #21, Case Mappings to include all characters that have case mappings.

In progress
for 3.0.1

82-27

Officers

Update UTC Procedures and distribute to the membership  before the next UTC.

In progress

82-28

Michel Suignard

 Based on feedback received during the meeting, update the proposal for Private Use Characters

In progress

82-29

Mark Davis

Prepare the text for a corrigendum to the Unicode Standard  for the use of ZWJ and ZWNJ to be submitted at the next UTC.

In progress
for 3.0.1

82-32

Ed Hart

Create UTC guidelines for changes other than character additions.

(Arnold ask)

82-34

Mark Davis

Look at where we need  to make the handling of control code properties more clear in the Unicode Standard.   

In progress

82-35

Ken Whistler

To provide guidance to implementers on the handling of properties of unassigned characters, post a file describing property assumptions for the various ranges of unassigned characters.

UTC #

L2 #

Who ?

Action

Status 

81-1

Officers, Aliprand

Develop a policy on patents and inform the UTC

(Lisa talk to Joan)

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.

In progress

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

On hold
see Sato's new document L2/00-146 and 147

UTC #

L2 #

Who ?

Action

Status

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.

In progress
promised for end of September

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

75-19

Aliprand

Compile list of EACC characters that cannot be transcoded

more by 6/2000
ask Joan