Re: [MWBP 1.0] i18n comment: Support Unicode

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Richard Ishida a écrit :
> I forgot to mention this during the call on Tuesday.  I had a long discussion around this topic on Monday and we agreed on this resolution.  I recommend that we accept it.
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> I also discussed the two other outstanding issues we had and we came to some agreements on those.
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> I think these changes meet our needs, and I think it will be difficult to get any other changes at this stage.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dominique Hazael-Massieux [mailto:dom@w3.org] 
>> Sent: 18 May 2006 16:51
>> To: Richard Ishida
>> Cc: public-bpwg-comments@w3.org; public-i18n-core@w3.org
>> Subject: RE: [MWBP 1.0] i18n comment: Support Unicode
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>> Le jeudi 04 mai 2006 à 15:22 +0100, Richard Ishida a écrit : 
>>> The current text, however, doesn't particularly encourage content 
>>> authors to use UTF-8. On the contrary, since it talks about 
>> using the 
>>> value of the Accept-Charset header and is noncommittal about which 
>>> encoding is being indicated using the Content-Type header and what 
>>> determines the choice of encoding, it makes no clear 
>> recommendation to use utf-8.
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>> As discussed with you in a separate thread, the BPWG has 
>> agreed to amend the text under the Character Encoding section 
>> to clarify why using Unicode is good choice:
>> "Encoding of the content to a desired character encoding is 
>> dependent on the authoring tools being used, Web server 
>> configuration and the server side scripting technology being 
>> used (if any). For a discussion of this see [CHARSET1] and [CHARSET2].
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>> Unicode is a good choice for representing content when served 
>> in multiple languages. The amount of bandwidth required to 
>> transmit content can vary significantly depending on the 
>> character encoding used. Text consisting principally of 
>> characters from the Latin alphabet will encode more 
>> efficiently in UTF-8, whereas text consisting principally of 
>> characters from ideographic scripts will encode more 
>> efficiently in UTF-16. When choosing a character encoding, 
>> consider the efficiency of the available encodings.
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>> Since the Default Delivery Context specifies use only of 
>> UTF-8, all applications should support UTF-8.
>> "
>> http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-mobile-bp-20060518/#CHARACTER_ENC
> ODING_USE
>> As this came as a result of a discussion with you, we assume 
>> that you are now satisfied with this resolution.
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>> Dom
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