[Freebangfont-devel] [Fwd: [indic] New Public Review Issue]

[Sayamindu Dasgupta]

OK - this one is corss posted - be careful while replying.
-sdg-

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> The Unicode Technical Committee has posted a new issue for public review  
> and comment. Details are on the following web page:
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>       http://www.unicode.org/review/
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> Review periods for the new item closes on June 8, 2004.
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> Please see the page for links to discussion and relevant documents.  
> Briefly, the new issue is:
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> 30  Bengali Khanda Ta  (Closes 2004.06.08)
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> The description of khanda ta in section 9.2 of Unicode 4.0 and in one of  
> the current Indic FAQs assumed a particular understanding of expected  
> behaviors rather than stating those expectations explicitly. Due to certain  
> wording and an atypical use of ZERO WIDTH JOINER, some implementers have  
> been misled about the behaviors related to khanda ta that were assumed.
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> In the course of investigating this issue, input was received suggesting  
> that the atypical use of ZERO WIDTH JOINER was problematic, and that a  
> different encoded representation for khanda ta should be adopted.
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> Alternate representations for khanda ta are described and evaluated in the  
> review document. It is proposed that the existing representation specified  
> in section 9.2 be retained, but that the description in the Standard be  
> revised to remove any ambiguity and potential for misunderstanding.
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