[alreq] Variant letter shapes

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

== Variant letter shapes ==
I believe our character list contains all of the characters ق and ڧ, 
and the characters ف and ڢ?  Given that each pair represents two 
visual variants of the same letter, if someone in North Africa wants 
to use a shape relevant to their region, such as ڢ, is it appropriate 
to use a separate character, or should one expect the difference to be
 produced by using a different font?  Same question for the qaf.

Of course, the reason i ask is that spelling the same word in two 
different ways is not ideal for searching, security (eg. IDNs), etc.

Please view or discuss this issue at 
https://github.com/w3c/alreq/issues/22 using your GitHub account

Received on Wednesday, 9 December 2015 21:30:17 UTC