- From: Norbert Lindenberg <w3@norbertlindenberg.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:53:32 -0800
- To: Yves Savourel <ysavourel@enlaso.com>
- Cc: Norbert Lindenberg <w3@norbertlindenberg.com>, <public-multilingualweb-lt-comments@w3.org>, "'www-international'" <www-international@w3.org>
Yes, it does. Norbert On Jan 23, 2013, at 8:19 , Yves Savourel wrote: > Hi Norbert, > > https://www.w3.org/International/multilingualweb/lt/track/issues/102 > >> First, is case-insensitive matching really necessary here? >> In discussions of other technologies, e.g. CSS, we found >> that it's hard to get case-insensitive matching right, >> i.e. make it work so that it doesn't have surprising/confusing >> results in some languages, while strict string equality >> is easy to understand. >> >> Second, if it is really necessary, then the precise meaning of >> "case-insensitive" matching has to be specified. Unicode >> case-folding using the C and F mappings of the Unicode data >> file CaseFolding.txt is our normal recommendation. > > After reviewing the advantages of using non-case-sensitive mapping vs. the problem of folding non-ASCII characters, we think it's simpler to drop non-case-sensitivity mapping. > > Could you please confirm that this solution addresses your concern? > > Thanks, > -yves > > > > >
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