Re: Character allocation.

On 11/16/2007 2:06 AM, Russ Stygall wrote:

Greetings,

Is there a reason for different allocations between Unicode
and ISO/IEC for 'Supplemental Punctuation' @ 5.1.0?

Please see document ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2/WG 2 N 3354R2
( http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/N3354.doc ) and you will find the
corresponding decision made at the WG2 meeting in item 'f' of
resolution M51.3.

Therefore, there no longer is any difference in allocation (check
document http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/n3348.pdf for example,
as well).

It is a normal process that in some cases character code positions are
changed as result of the review in committee and processing of ballots.
At this stage, Amd 4 is entering FDAM balloting, which usually means no
further rearrangements will be accepted (except in the unusual and
unforeseen circumstance of the FDAM ballot failing).

I can't speak to the wisdom of that change, but it appears all proper
procedures are being followed by both organizations, and the result is
complete synchronization.

Hope this helps.

A./

Here's the text of the relevant resolution:

RESOLUTION M51.3 (Disposition of
FPDAM4 ballot comments):

Unanimous

WG2
accepts the disposition of ballot comments on FPDAM4 in document N3344
and
instructs its editor to prepare the final text of Amendment 4
incorporating the
dispositions. The following changes are
noted in particular:

- Lanna
script is moved out to Amendment 5 per resolution M51.2 above

- Improvement
of the glyph for 1E9E

- Correction
to the glyphs for 0333 and 0347

- Addition
of annotations to MALAYALAM LETTER CHILLU RR and CHILLU L

- Changes in
Myanmar Shan entries per resolution M51.1 above

- Rearrangement
of characters in columns 2E2, 2E3 and 2E4 in the Supplemental
Punctuation block per Irish ballot comment T.4 and accompanying
modified chart on page 5 in document N3330

- Replacement
of 'SWUNG DASH' with 'TILDE' in the names for 2E1B, 2E1E and 2E1F

- Corrections
to several source reference errors for CJK

- Corrections
to collection number allocations

- Removal of
2018--201F, 301D-301F from the BiDi mirrored list

http://www.unicode.org/alloc/Pipeline.html
= Common description = http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/n3269.pdf

2E20=LEFT VERTICAL BAR WITH QUILL = 2E40

2E21=RIGHT VERTICAL BAR WITH QUILL = 2E41

2E22=TOP LEFT HALF BRACKET = 2E42

2E23=TOP RIGHT HALF BRACKET = 2E43

2E24=BOTTOM LEFT HALF BRACKET = 2E44

2E25=BOTTOM RIGHT HALF BRACKET = 2E45

2E26=LEFT SIDEWAYS U BRACKET = 2E46

2E27=RIGHT SIDEWAYS U BRACKET = 2E47

2E28=LEFT DOUBLE PARENTHESIS = 2E48

2E29=RIGHT DOUBLE PARENTHESIS = 2E49

2E2B=ONE DOT OVER TWO DOTS PUNCTUATION= 2E2C

2E2C=SQUARED FOUR DOT PUNCTUATION = 2E2E

2E2D=FIVE DOT MARK = 2E2F

2E2E=REVERSED QUESTION MARK = 2E34

2E2F=VERTICAL TILDE = 2E3B

2E30=RING POINT = 2E38

Russ Stygall

p.s. UnicodeData-5.1.0d10.txt concurs with Pipeline.html