Closed xfq closed 1 year ago
There are some terms we can consider defining:
The term is used in many specifications and it might be useful to have a definition.
Defining this term is useful for understanding compatibility decomposition.
A brief explanation should be fine. More info can be found in the following links:
I always feel that these two terms are not easy to understand. It would be nice if there is a clear definition.
As in https://www.w3.org/International/articles/composite-messages/index
It is useful for understanding some UTF-16-related issues.
Unicode scalar value can be defined too.
Ref: https://infra.spec.whatwg.org/#surrogate
This is also a term that appears in many specifications.
The term is used in many specifications, such as:
The term is used in a few lreq documents.
It is used in {c,j,k}lreq.
These should all be covered by the PR at https://github.com/w3c/i18n-glossary/pull/26
There are some terms we can consider defining:
Unicode Normalization
The term is used in many specifications and it might be useful to have a definition.
Compatibility Characters
Defining this term is useful for understanding compatibility decomposition.
Ruby
A brief explanation should be fine. More info can be found in the following links:
Script and writing system
I always feel that these two terms are not easy to understand. It would be nice if there is a clear definition.
Composite messages
As in https://www.w3.org/International/articles/composite-messages/index
Surrogate
It is useful for understanding some UTF-16-related issues.
Unicode scalar value can be defined too.
Ref: https://infra.spec.whatwg.org/#surrogate
CJK (or CJKV?)
This is also a term that appears in many specifications.
Combining character
The term is used in many specifications, such as:
European numerals
The term is used in a few lreq documents.
halfwidth/fullwidth
It is used in {c,j,k}lreq.