Re: [iri] #118: What term to use for the kind of text that the Unicode Bidi Algorithm was designed for

#118: What term to use for the kind of text that the Unicode Bidi Algorithm was
designed for


Comment (by adil@…):

 Mati writes:

 > Since the question is related to Unicode (the kind of text that the
 Unicode Bidi Algorithm was designed for), maybe we should check the
 Unicode definition for "plain text". In the Unicode glossary
 (http://unicode.org/glossary/#P), we find:
 >
 >Plain Text. Computer-encoded text that consists only of a sequence of
 code points from a given standard, with no other formatting or structural
 information. Plain text interchange is commonly used between computer
 systems that do not share higher-level protocols. (See also
 [http://unicode.org/glossary/#rich_text rich text].)
 >
 >Personally, I find this definition appropriate for "the kind of text that
 the Unicode Bidi Algorithm was designed for", and I prefer "plain text"
 over "running text". It is also my experience that "plain text" is much
 more in use in Unicode circles than "running text".

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.tools.ietf.org/wg/iri/trac/ticket/118#comment:1>
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Received on Tuesday, 13 March 2012 13:09:55 UTC