Re: I-D file formats and internationalization

[Douglas Otis <dotis at mail-abuse.org>]

On Dec 6, 2005, at 2:27 PM, Frank Ellermann wrote:

> Douglas Otis wrote:
>
> > this could also mean utilizing graphical characters to create  
> > clean lines, boxes, and borders.  This could be a matter of the  
> > character-repertoire going beyond ASCII in conjunction with a  
> > drawing application.  This approach should permit a simple  
> > translation back into ASCII-artwork for the ASCII only version.
>
> This won't work.  Forget it.

The unicode box drawing characters (2500-257F) you used are  
specifically for box and line drawing, but depend upon the line  
spacing matching their point size.  This can be used to create clean  
drawings, when formating is controlled and perhaps output as PDF or  
HTML, for example.  These same characters can be translated into the  
same dashed-line quality ASCII-artwork for the current US-ASCII  
version RFCs.

Unicode does offer the possibility that artwork can look clean, but  
font  selection and line spacing must be controlled, which is not  
practical in emails.  : (

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-Doug




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