- From: Andrew West <andrewcwest@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 18:44:47 +0000
- To: "Badral S." <badral@bolorsoft.com>
- Cc: public-i18n-mongolian@w3.org
Hi Badral, There are still a significant number of websites using Unicode-encoded Mongolian, and an unknown amount of Unicode Mongolian data that is not online, and changing the meaning of any FVS will have a negative impact on and a cost to people maintaining Unicode Mongolian data and websites. I do not speak for the UTC or WG2, but I think it is highly unlikely that these committees would agree to switch any FVS definition without a very compelling reason. Andrew On 25 October 2015 at 16:47, Badral S. <badral@bolorsoft.com> wrote: > Hi Andrew & Greg, > I think the impact is slight because: > 1. Most existing Mongolian data has still own encoding (non-unicode). In > Mongolia, mostly used the fonts CM Urga, Ulaanbaatar etc. For instance: > http://www.president.mn/mng, http://khumuunbichig.montsame.mn ... > In inner Mongolia used mostly Menkhsoft's solution. Please comment > Menksoft's representatives. > 2. Most mongolian unicode data created using Mongolian script font, which > has 15 years long correct default variants. In inner Mongolia used probably > Mongolian Baiti. Mongolian Baiti was/is itself very unstable. For instance, > as I know, it has in 2011 "Bichig" as "Bichig+fvs1" encoded. or? It means > the existing mongolian unicode data is itself really not stable. If we > change it to correct variant, we would implement normalisation tool for > unicode mongolian data and distribute it freely. > 3. I tend to think, the current default forms are not standardized globally. > If not, can you redirect me and give me some references? > > Badral > > > On 25.10.2015 13:48, Andrew West wrote: >> >> On 25 October 2015 at 03:11, Badral S. <badral@bolorsoft.com> wrote: >>> >>> 1. Why we should not switch current U+1828 medial and U+1828 medial + >>> FSV1? >>> 2. Why we should not switch current U+1833 medial and U+1833 medial + >>> FSV1? >>> 3. Why we should not switch current U+182D medial and U+182D medial + >>> FSV1? >> >> Because it would destabilize existing Mongolian data. In my opinion, >> we should not switch existing FVS's, even when the alternative would >> have made more sense for the reasons you mention. >> >> Andrew >> > > > -- > Badral Sanlig, Software architect > www.bolorsoft.com | www.badral.net > Bolorsoft LLC, Selbe Khotkhon 40/4 D2, District 11, Ulaanbaatar > >
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