Re: [iri] #121: BIDI: Some users are requiring right-to-left label ordering.

#121: BIDI: Some users are requiring right-to-left label ordering.

Changes (by adil@…):

 * keywords:   => bidi
 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix


Comment:

 Shawn, being one of the people that wants to see Arabic URLs flowing right
 to left I fully understand what you are saying. I have gone around in
 circles a few times with this and I concluded that this version of the
 Bidi-IRI document is not where we should resolve the issue.

 Firstly, internet addresses is a subset of the use of IRIs and I need to
 take into account the general purpose of the IRI. IRIs are rendered by a
 wide variety of devices that have only a few things in common. The primary
 concern is that the IRI is consistent on all these devices when it
 contains bidi characters.

 Secondly, a full solution to getting to URLs to render readably right-to-
 left requires either a modification to the Unicode bidi algorithm (which
 Mark Davis proposed) or a restriction to the characters that can be used
 for registering right-to-left domain names (e.g. only allow Arabic
 alphabetic characters in an Arabic domain name). Both of these cases are
 out of the scope of this document.

 I think what is needed (independently of this document) is a specification
 for URLs that are safe to be drawn right-to-left. Then, if a browser
 recognizes a safe URL it can draw the URL right-to-left without concern.
 This specification can be advertised to domain name registrars and web
 companies. In theory we could then have the Googles, and Facebooks of this
 world using and advertising URLs that are right to left.

 I am setting this issue as won't fix but if you disagree please comment
 here and I will reopen it.

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 Reporter:  shawnste@…     |       Owner:  draft-ietf-iri-bidi-guidelines@…
     Type:  defect         |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  major          |   Milestone:
Component:  bidi-          |     Version:
  guidelines               |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Severity:  -              |
 Keywords:  bidi           |
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Ticket URL: <http://trac.tools.ietf.org/wg/iri/trac/ticket/121#comment:3>
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Received on Wednesday, 28 March 2012 04:21:44 UTC