RE: HTML5 and Unicode Normalization Form C

> 
> > However, I'm against applying NFC to displayable contents. If you read
> > XML 1.0 5th Edition carefully, it suggests using NFC only for XML
> > Names[1].
> 
> Actually, it suggests not using compatibility characters.  It's neutral about
> precomposed (NFC) vs. decomposed (NFD).

No, in Appendix J, item #3 says:

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Characters in names should be expressed using Normalization Form C as defined in [UnicodeNormal].
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Addison

Addison Phillips
Globalization Architect (Lab126)
Chair (W3C I18N WG)

Internationalization is not a feature.
It is an architecture.

Received on Sunday, 29 May 2011 20:16:50 UTC