From: Simon Montagu (smontagu@smontagu.org)
Date: Sun Jan 22 2006 - 01:10:16 CST
Peter Constable wrote:
>> From: unicode-bounce@unicode.org [mailto:unicode-bounce@unicode.org]
> On Behalf
>> Of Kenneth Whistler
>
>
>> At any rate, we seem to be reaching consensus that whether the
>> full stop goes at the .beginning or the end. of the <....>
>> sequences, there is no need for separate encoding of that
>> fabulous, mythic beast, the FOUR DOT ELLIPSIS.
>
> A good thing too, since someone would inevitably want to use a four-dot
> ellipsis along with a full stop before or after, necessitating the FIVE
> DOT ELLIPSIS.
The solution is clear: set aside a whole plane of Unicode as the SEP
(supplementary ellipsis plane). For example, let the SEP be plane 8,
then encode U+80004 FOUR DOT ELLIPSIS, U+80005 FIVE DOT ELLIPSIS etc.
through U+8FFFF SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE DOT
ELLIPSIS, which should be enough for most purposes.
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