Re: Unique character names

On 12/1/2007 10:17 AM, Doug Ewell wrote:
> UAX #34 has the following to say about unique naming of character 
> sequences, and by extension, characters:
>
>> R3:  Like character names, names for sequences are unique if they are 
>> different even when SPACE and medial HYPHEN-MINUS characters are 
>> ignored, and when the strings “LETTER”, “CHARACTER”, and “DIGIT” are 
>> ignored in comparison of the names.
>>
>> The following two character names are exceptions to this rule, 
>> because they were created before this rule was specified:
>>
>> 116C HANGUL JUNGSEONG OE
>> 1180 HANGUL JUNGSEONG O-E
>>
>> Examples of unacceptable names that are not unique:
>>
>> SARATI LETTER AA
>> SARATI CHARACTER AA
>
> I'm wondering if this rule applies to the string "LETTER" in the 
> following character names:
>
> U+210C  BLACK-LETTER CAPITAL H
> U+2111  BLACK-LETTER CAPITAL I
> U+211C  BLACK-LETTER CAPITAL R
> U+2128  BLACK-LETTER CAPITAL Z
> U+212D  BLACK-LETTER CAPITAL C
it most certainly does.
>
> In other words, would a hypothetical character name "BLACK CHARACTER 
> CAPITAL H" violate this rule?
>
> (This is not meant as a joke, by the way; I'm playing around with 
> algorithms for efficient storage of character names.)
Believe it or not, the Consortium uses software to make sure that these 
rules are followed.

A./

PS: I know, I wrote one of the tools used in checking drafts of the 
nameslist during my tenure as code chart editor.