From: Christopher John Fynn (cfynn@gmx.net)
Date: Wed Dec 03 2003 - 23:14:08 EST
Eric Scace" <eric@scace.org> wrote:
> The set of symbols in use has been standardized for many decades
> by the World Meteorological Organization.
Anywhere this standard can be found on line? or in an official publication?
-- Christopher J. Fynn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Scace" <eric@scace.org> To: <unicode@unicode.org> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 2:33 AM Subject: meteorological symbols > Hello -- > > I am at the start of a font development project. The target font will include some meteorological symbols which were in > extensive use in the mid-20th century on teletypewriter networks used to exchange meteorological data around the world. But there > is a stumbling block in the assignment of certain glyphs: no apparent Unicode allocation. > > At the risk of re-triggering yet another "what is a character" discussion... Have meteorological symbols been considered for > incorporation in Unicode? (A search of the archives did not turn up any discussion.) > > The set of symbols in use has been standardized for many decades by the World Meteorological Organization. The total set is > around 150 characters. However, some are already available in Unicode in various locations (arrows, simple thunderstorm symbol, > lightning, and other glyphs which can be re-applied in their meteorological context such as various kinds of fog)... and some others > can be decomposed in a manner similar to basic letters and diacritical marks. > > Thanks for your kind assistance. > > -- Eric Scace > > > >
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