Bug#99933: Bug#99324: Default charset should be UTF-8
> > > > Also, Unicode does include Fraktur characters.
> > >
> > > but in mathematical symbols - that is a completely different beast
On Mon, Jun 11, 2001 at 01:48:24PM -0400, Raul Miller wrote:
> > Please explain why it matters to the reader whether the letter A is
> > classifed by the unicode consortium as mathematical [or not]?
On Mon, Jun 11, 2001 at 05:59:43PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> Because in a mathematical equation, a "script" A, for instance, is
> semantically distinct from a latin capital A. Fundamental, basic
> information is lost without a distinction between these characters.
>
> In text, italics or scripted letters for emphasis or whatever are
> stylistic markup, not semantic distinctions. For instance, people who
> chat with me on IRC can deduce my meaning whether or not I elect to
> use bold and/or inverse text, and in fact that's why people get yelled
> at when they do it.
You're telling me why the context matters. You're not telling me why
the unicode naming of the code points matters.
If the reader sees "Branden", why should it matter whether any underlying
code points were designated by the consortium as mathematical? If the
reader sees A-B, why should it matter whether any underlying code points
were not designated as mathematical by the consortium?
--
Raul
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