Re: On language-dependent defaults for character-folding

[Ken Brown]

On 2/17/2016 3:15 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > From: Joost Kremers <address@hidden>
> > Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden, address@hidden, address@hidden
> > Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 21:06:11 +0100
> >
> > > Actually, my counts indicate that more people want it on by default
> > > than off.
> >
> > Then put me down for an "off". :-)
>
> Done.

I wrote earlier with positive feedback about character folding, but I 
didn't express an opinion about what the default should be.  I'm now 
ready to cast my vote for having it on by default.

My reason is that I think many users are likely to find character 
folding useful, but they are unlikely to discover that it exists if it 
is not on by default.  I have read the claims that character folding in 
its present form will be viewed as a bug by speakers of certain 
languages.  But I think the possible benefits to others outweigh the 
possible harm done to those who initially think it's a bug.

Ken