Re: Encoding of invented items (from RE: Assigning a plane for mapping digits for many different bases)

From: Luke-Jr (luke@dashjr.org)
Date: Thu Mar 10 2011 - 12:16:54 CST

  • Next message: John H. Jenkins: "Re: Encoding of invented items (from RE: Assigning a plane for mapping digits for many different bases)"

    On Thursday, March 10, 2011 12:33:50 pm Shawn Steele wrote:
    > > > Nothing prevents anyone from _applying_ to have a character encoded.
    > > > But not every request will get accepted. If it doesn't have
    > > > established usage in text processing and interchange, it won't get
    > > > encoded.
    > >
    > > In this day and age, it is impossible for any character to have ANY
    > > usage, let alone established, until it is encoded at least somewhere.
    >
    > Private fonts, private use of the PUA, and conscript are all ways (besides
    > working for a Japanese TelCo, which most of us don't do) that actual
    > characters can get usage.

    I was intentionally including CSUR in "somewhere".

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