From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bjarni Ingi Gislason Subject: Re: [patch], iso_8859-*.7: Explanation of SOFT HYPHEN and the code for it Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:30:19 +0000 Message-ID: <20120619193019.GA710@rhi.hi.is> References: <20120510194231.GA13127@rhi.hi.is> <20120608211539.GA14325@rhi.hi.is> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-man-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" Cc: linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-man@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Jun 09, 2012 at 10:50:50PM +1200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) w= rote: > Bjarni, >=20 > On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Bjarni Ingi Gislason wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 08, 2012 at 12:08:26AM +1200, Michael Kerrisk (man-page= s) wrote: > >> Hi Bjarni, > >> > >> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 7:42 AM, Bjarni Ingi Gislason > >> wrote: > >> > Package: man-pages > >> > Version: 3.40 > >> > Severity: minor > >> > Tags: patch > >> > > >> > =A0From "groff -ww ...": > >> > > >> > :89: warning: can't find special character = `shc' > >> > > >> > =A0This is the only "iso_8859-*.7" file that has this (now) > >> > undefined character. =A0The code in column four in "iso_8859-1.7= " is > >> > "0x2D" ("HYPHEN, MINUS SIGN" or "HYPHEN-MINUS") instead of "0xAD= ". > >> > See Debian bug 156154 (or package "manpages"). > >> > > >> > =A0There should be an explanation for this graphic character and= the > >> > code should be 0xAD in iso_8859-1.7 (as in all others), even tho= ugh > >> > "[gn]roff" does not display a "HYPHEN" in that position of the t= able. > >> > > >> > =A0The line with "SOFT HYPHEN" gets a footnote and a short > >> > explanation. =A0The footnote is from the official ISO standard. > >> > > >> > =A0Suggested patch for one of the files: > >> > >> Is there any reason that the explanation should be added to only o= ne > >> of the files? I'm somewhat inclined just to change the character, = and > >> not add the explanation (so that this page is similar to the other= s). > >> > > > > =A0No, because the source of the footnote is contained in it (ISO > > 8859-1:1987). =A0The wording in the other standards could be > > different. =A0This note could also avoid reports of a "bug", that a= re > > more than only corrections of wording. >=20 > So, in other words, this change is relevant only for iso_8859-1.7, ri= ght? >=20 Yes, confine it to ISO-8859-1. I may have to change it. I have to clarify some issues with the Icelandic Standards (IST, www.stadlar.is/english/) about the use of IST/ISO standards. The policy of ISO is now very strict about what may be used without permission. --=20 Bjarni I. Gislason -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html