Re: UTF-8, CJK and file size
On Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 07:32:06PM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote:
> >
> > IMO, such "file size" problem is a relatively minor problem
> > compared with many problems of Unicode and UTF-8,
>
> Yes, the 'file size' problem is not a non-issue in general, but for our
just see how bloated is html (most often ised format on iternet).
UTF-8 size increase is negligible.
>
> I hold the optimistic view that these are simply bugs in Unicode that will be
> worked out over time. There is much to be gained by making sure Unicode meets
Except CJK unification - that was a deliberate design decision.
I am not familiar enough with issues involved to comment whether
it was a good thing or a bad one.
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