From: Brett Zamir (brettz9@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Feb 02 2010 - 20:38:53 CST
Hi,
Thanks for your reply...Responses below...
On 2/3/2010 10:03 AM, Doug Ewell wrote:
> Brett Zamir wrote:
>
>> I thought I might at least get a reply on this one... There's really
>> no interest in defining a custom protocol or URN schemes for Unicode
>> characters or categories so that websites (esp. language-centric
>> ones) or other environments could make links which would trigger the
>> opening of a specialized Unicode viewing program?
>
> Defining Web protocols isn't really something the Unicode Consortium
> has historically gotten itself involved in. You might check with the
> World Wide Wide Consortium and see if they consider it within their
> scope.
I could imagine that I might be told to find out first whether there is
sufficient interest in the relevant community. :) Maybe the IETF could
also be contacted if there were enough interest...
> Additionally, there are plenty of solutions to the Unicode
> character-map problem, for both Web and desktop.
Sure. Each no doubt has its own strengths and unique features...
> My favorite is BabelMap, but some prefer Web-based approaches like
> http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/fdfa . A special
> protocol just for this purpose might or might not gain support.
I might add that HTML5 is to allow web-based protocol handlers (already
supported in at least Firefox) such that a web-site can also register
itself as a protocol handler (such as fileformat.info could do)... The
great thing would be that by using such a protocol, a site wouldn't need
to commit their users to one tool or site (as a site could go offline,
might not be favored by their users (or who might like to alternate
between applications), the site might wish to be more neutral, etc.).
best wishes,
Brett
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