RE: [UAX29] i18n comment 9: Types of grapheme clusters

IMO Fixed.  Table 1a is very good.

RI

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Richard Ishida
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> Sent: 07 March 2008 11:34
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> Subject: [UAX29] i18n comment 9: Types of grapheme clusters
> 
> 
> Comment from the i18n review of:
> http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr29/tr29-12.html
> 
> Comment 9
> At http://www.w3.org/International/reviews/0801-uax29/
> Editorial/substantive: E/S?
> Tracked by: RI
> 
> Location in reviewed document:
> 3 [http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr29/tr29-
> 12.html#Grapheme_Cluster_Boundaries]
> 
> Comment:
> There are many types of grapheme clusters. Examples include:...
> 
> 
> It is not clear whether this list refers to user perceived characters or
> different types of default grapheme cluster defined in this document.
> Please clarify, and if the former, please add an example of a complex
> indic syllable.
> 
> 
> The khmer coeng+consonant combinations do not seem to qualify as default
> grapheme clusters according to the rules in this section, unless the fact
> that they are named sequences has some bearing, though that is not made
> clear. Please clarify this and provide some explanatory text for the link
> to the named sequences list.
> 
> 
> (This is another example of inconsistent use of terminology related to
> grapheme clusters.)
> 
>

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