From: Peter_Constable@sil.org
Date: Tue Jun 24 2003 - 01:41:43 EDT
Michael Everson wrote on 06/23/2003 07:54:13 AM:
> We have *all* seen the atom sign, and I have,
> as Liungman points out, seen it on maps, though I don't seem to have
> such a map here in the house.
But just because a symbol appears on maps, does that mean it should be
encoded as a character? I've seen a lot of maps that have a pointed cross
showing four cardinal points of the compass; should we encode that?
> Similarly, the fleur-de-lis is a
> well-known named symbol which can be used to represent a number of
> things.
In text? I've seen it on flags, on license plates, on heraldic crests, but
can't recall seeing it in text.
> I do the best I can. At the end of the day my document won its case
> and the five characters were accepted.
So, this isn't a new proposal? These characters have already been
accepted? (If so, that's fine.)
- Peter
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Peter Constable
Non-Roman Script Initiative, SIL International
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