Re: ZWJ&XML

Jukka K. Korpela scripsit:

> In XML 1.1, ZWJ and ZWNJ are allowed in identifiers, but this is 
> probably of little practical value.

It has the merit that it allows identifiers to be spelled correctly
in the various languages that *require* ZWJ or ZWNJ or both; Persian
and several Indic languages come to mind.

If you meant simply that XML 1.1 is not widely adopted, and it is
therefore of little practical value to write documents in it, I
must sadly agree.

-- 
John Cowan       http://www.ccil.org/~cowan        <cowan@ccil.org>
        You tollerday donsk?  N.  You tolkatiff scowegian?  Nn.
        You spigotty anglease?  Nnn.  You phonio saxo?  Nnnn.
                Clear all so!  `Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)

Received on Wednesday, 13 September 2006 12:45:02 UTC