JLReq TF meeting notes 6/1

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JLreq TF meeting notes 6/1

FAQ on Japanese digital text layout (#278)

• Will collect and discuss on topics on GitHub. Composition of magazine articles will be done on individual email
• The goal of the magazine article is to raise awareness
• Todo: Create an GH issue to collect topics - done #278
• Todo: Create an GH issue for practicing editing and posting - done #273

The next major update of JLReq

• We have been working on pieces e.g. simplified ruby and character class expansion.
• Can we start defining goals and contents, and discuss on ideas? (created a GH issue #281)
• Expanding character classes to Unicode
  • todo: Kida to make a summary document re: character spacing and adjustment (not done yet)
  • unresolved: how we compare JLReq vs what's done on Unicode?
• How we resolve issues with Japanese and Latin punctuation marks placed on the same code point? (9 character issue)
• Do we have a recommendation on characters that are intended only for vertical text? e.g. VERTICAL KANA REPEAT MARK UPPER and LOWER HALF.
  • Let's invite Prof. Yanaike, who is a researcher and author on birth of horizontally written Japanese text. https://www.iwanami.co.jp/book/b268682.html