> About "£" (L with two bars = "Italian lira" or "Egypt/Cyprus pound") and
> "£"
> (L with one bar = "Pound Sterling" or "Irish punt"), I think that the
> Unicode distinction is not valid because:
>
> [...]
>
> For these reason, I suggest that font designers ignore the distinction
> between U+00A3 (POUND SIGN) and U+20A4 (LIRA SIGN) and use the same glyph
> for both. The glyphs should have one or two bars depending on the font
> style and on the choice made for other currency symbols.
Interesting comment. Isn't the Unicode distinction simply one of characters,
and the difference in glyphs shown in the standard simply a reflection of
the preferences of the designer of the fonts used to print the character
tables? I'd think so.
YA
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