[clreq] names for numerals

r12a has just created a new issue for https://github.com/w3c/clreq:

== names for numerals ==
http://w3c.github.io/clreq/#composition_of_chinese_and_western_mixed_text
http://w3c.github.io/clreq/zh/#composition_of_chinese_and_western_mixed_text

Referring to digits 0..9 as arabic numbers is not very clear, since 
the differently-shaped numbers used in Arabic text are often referred 
to also as arabic numerals.  The Unicode Consortium has already 
grappled with this terminology and i propose we adopt their solution: 
call 0..9 european numbers
call ٠..٩ (used in arabic text) arabic-indic numbers, and
call ०..९ (used in hindi text) indian numbers.

Thus for the first note in 3.2.1 i propose to use the following 
translation:
"Western numerals, sometimes called arabic, or arabic-indic numerals, 
are referred to as European numerals in the context of this document, 
unless notes indicate otherwise."

See https://github.com/w3c/clreq/issues/64

Received on Wednesday, 17 June 2015 14:25:21 UTC