RE: I18n quick tips master from Russ Rolfe on 2006-01-10 (public-i18n-geo@w3.org from January 2006)

From: Russ Rolfe <rrolfe@windows.microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:56:57 -0800
To: "Richard Ishida" <ishida@w3.org>, "GEO" <public-i18n-geo@w3.org>
Message-ID: <F7B97826912BC4419D5DDF53B21694530FA95914@WIN-MSG-10.wingroup.windeploy.ntdev.mi>

From: Richard Ishida
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 7:56 AM

> > 
> > > I'm even wondering whether we could just say:
> > >
> > > Escapes. Only use escapes (eg. &#xE1;, &#225; or &aacute;)
> > in specific circumstances.
> > >
> > > What do people think?
> > 
> > I would recommend that we have both the names and the examples.  This 
> > way it becomes a teaching moment and more people will start to learn 
> > the names of these "things"
>
> For once I'm going to disagree with you Russ.  I think we need what expansion space we > can get, and we can get the teaching moment in when they move the site, as for the 
> other points.

OK, I defer to your points (I know how precious space is for translating B^).

RI

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