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> That would totally break the basic conceptions of line height and font size though So do [combining characters], yet they're valid Unicode.
by bsza 3y ago
> That would totally break the basic conceptions of line height and font size though
So do [combining characters], yet they're valid Unicode.
- crazygringo 3y agoNo they don't. That hasn't changed the line height at all. And obviously those combinations don't exist in any actual writing system. It's a (funny) abuse of the Unicode design, not the intention of the design.
- bsza 3y agoYou did write "break the basic conceptions of", not "change". To me, a line overlapping with the previous two lines seems to do exactly that. Also, the original suggestion was for Unicode to add ornamental combining characters. I don't see how that would require any breaking change. You can already stack them vertically and horizontally.
- perihelions 3y agoThat vertical-stacking combining pattern is similar to how Tibetan script actually works (on a smaller scale): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_script?useskin=vector#Consonant_clusters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_script?useskin=vector#...
- dang 3y agoPlease don't zalgo on HN. It makes the thread less readable and thus the discussion less interesting. Edit: I've scrubbed it out of your comment and put the formerly zalgoed text in [square brackets].
- greenyoda 3y agoFor those not familiar with the term "zalgo": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zalgo_text https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zalgo_text