- From: John Daggett <jdaggett@mozilla.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 23:36:58 -0700 (PDT)
- To: www-style list <www-style@w3.org>
Koji Ishii wrote: > > Koji, we're specifying a spec for web content not for > > Word/Ichitaro/InDesign. If existing web forms on some Japanese sites > > already require the use of full-width digits for address entry, it > > doesn't make sense to assert that there won't be content using > > full-width digits when those same addresses happen to be displayed > > vertically. > > I understand that. The point neither of us can assert is that if web > authors want to use CSS to make form-entered address entries into > vertical flow with text-combine-horizontal: digits 2 without any > pre-processing of text. My guess is no, and it looks like you think > it's a valid use case. I'm not "guessing" here, I'm simply considering the range of possibilities. Given the *existing* use of full-width digits in Japanese webpages, we need to make this feature work for those codepoints rather than make assumptions based on word processing applications. > I'm ok to require it if you strongly insist, but if we do, I would > like to make Kana as exception to convert to half-width. I'm fine with this as long as it's a simple, fully-specified rule. No one uses half-width kana in tatechuyoko runs, can we at least agree on that? John
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