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Correct. This raises the question what should be the basis of the Unicode casing algorithm: what is commonly practiced by users of a specific language (how to m
by kleiba 2y ago
Correct. This raises the question what should be the basis of the Unicode casing algorithm: what is commonly practiced by users of a specific language (how to measure this reliably in less clear cases than this one?) or what an official "specification" of the language defines (if such a thing exists, and is widely accepted, especially when the language is spoken in more than one country)?
- stefs 2y agoIMO: the official specification. If it doesn't match common usage after some time, the spec should be revised. Pretty sure the actual question would be: what if there are multiple conflicting official specs?
- mschuster91 2y ago> If it doesn't match common usage after some time, the spec should be revised Well, the problem with any kind of language spec change is that it can take decades until it gets accepted widely. Young people are the first adopters as they get it force-fed by schools, but getting the age bracket 40+ to adopt is a real challenge. Germany's 1996 project led to years-long battles and partial reversals in 2004/06, and really old people to this day haven't accepted it.