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> 2. backwards running text (hey, why not add spiral running text?) Unicode encodes code points in logical order rather than visual order: the order in which t
by Findecanor 2y ago
> 2. backwards running text (hey, why not add spiral running text?)
Unicode encodes code points in logical order rather than visual order: the order in which text is supposed to be collated and spoken rather than the visual order.
One tricky issue is when both directions exist in the same text. Unicode can encode nesting of text in one direction within another. For example, text consisting of an English word and a Hebrew word can be encoded as either the English embedded in Hebrew or the Hebrew embedded in English: both would render the same but collate differently.
Is there a better way?
- WalterBright 2y agoI've seen newspapers with txet sdrawkcab in them. Note that the last sentence has text in both directions. I didn't need Unicode for that - nobody does. Uni ! c edo Why is there no Unicode markup for that?