Re: Emoji: emoticons vs. literacy

From: Kenneth Whistler (kenw@sybase.com)
Date: Fri Jan 09 2009 - 15:44:07 CST

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    > Wouldn't that classify it as "Known script, but insufficient
    > information to do a decent job of rough pre-allocation, and/or
    > insufficient to know whether a pre-allocation is warranted", and
    > therefore not in the roadmap?

    Nice try, Leo. But the emoji set is completely enumerated,
    in cross-tabular full splendor. So there is plenty of information
    to know how to allocate it -- not merely how to pre-allocate
    it. In fact the proposal online right now has a fully explicit
    listing and exact code point suggestions.

    > Or would using Kikakui encoded in PUA in cell phones make it
    > immediately eligible for encoding?

    Here you go:

    http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/

    Contact them and get started on your business case for adding
    Kikakui to their phones.

    --Ken



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