John Jenkins wrote:
> Au contraire, Unicode *does* define U+0080 -- it's a control code of
> undefined specific interpretation. Rendering two characters with the same
> glyph is one thing, but imposing the semantics "alternate euro" on the
> character is quite something else.
Think of it as an error-recovery procedure when an invalid control
character is received, or more accurately an instance of a whole
class of error-recovery procedures: when an unknown C1 control
character is received, interpret it as a valid CP125x graphic
character.
-- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org You tollerday donsk? N. You tolkatiff scowegian? Nn. You spigotty anglease? Nnn. You phonio saxo? Nnnn. Clear all so! 'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)
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