Definition of "Fully-Normalized"

This is a last call comment from Cliff Schmidt (cschmidt@microsoft.com) on
the Character Model for the World Wide Web 1.0
(http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-charmod-20020430/).

Semi-structured version of the comment:

Submitted by: Cliff Schmidt (cschmidt@microsoft.com)
Submitted on behalf of (maybe empty): Microsoft
Comment type: editorial
Chapter/section the comment applies to: 4.2.3 Fully-normalized text
The comment will be visible to: public
Comment title: Definition of "Fully-Normalized"
Comment:
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"Text is fully-normalized if: 
1. the text is in a Unicode encoding form, is include-normalized and none of the constructs comprising the text begin with a composing character or a character escape representing a composing character; or 
2. the text is in a legacy encoding and, if it were transcoded to a Unicode encoding form by a normalizing transcoder, the resulting text would satisfy clause 1 above."
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CONCERN:
Based on previous definitions, "Unicode-normalized" may be a more precise term than "Unicode encoding form" (if the implication is that full normalization requires include-normalization, which requires Unicode normalization as defined in 4.2.1 (http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-charmod-20020430/#sec-UnicodeNormalized).

RECOMMENDATION: 
Refer to text that is "Unicode-normalized" (possibly linked to the definition at http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-charmod-20020430/#sec-UnicodeNormalized), instead of "Unicode encoding form".



Structured version of  the comment:

<lc-comment
  visibility="public" status="pending"
  decision="pending" impact="editorial">
  <originator email="cschmidt@microsoft.com" represents="Microsoft"
      >Cliff Schmidt</originator>
  <charmod-section href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-charmod-20020430/#sec-FullyNormalized'
    >4.2.3</charmod-section>
  <title>Definition of "Fully-Normalized"</title>
  <description>
    <comment>
      <dated-link date="2002-06-06"
        >Definition of "Fully-Normalized"</dated-link>
      <para>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Text is fully-normalized if: 
1. the text is in a Unicode encoding form, is include-normalized and none of the constructs comprising the text begin with a composing character or a character escape representing a composing character; or 
2. the text is in a legacy encoding and, if it were transcoded to a Unicode encoding form by a normalizing transcoder, the resulting text would satisfy clause 1 above."
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CONCERN:
Based on previous definitions, "Unicode-normalized" may be a more precise term than "Unicode encoding form" (if the implication is that full normalization requires include-normalization, which requires Unicode normalization as defined in 4.2.1 (http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-charmod-20020430/#sec-UnicodeNormalized).

RECOMMENDATION: 
Refer to text that is "Unicode-normalized" (possibly linked to the definition at http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-charmod-20020430/#sec-UnicodeNormalized), instead of "Unicode encoding form".
</para>
    </comment>
  </description>
</lc-comment>

Received on Thursday, 6 June 2002 12:28:24 UTC