Re: Registration of new charset [Amiga-1251]

[Michael Malyshev <Michael_Malyshev@mail.ru>]

Hello Misha

> In your last point, you meant windows-1251.

Yes.

> Some comments:
> 
> - If possible, there should be no aliases. They don't provide
>   functionality, only add confusion.
> - If possible, the Unicode/ISO 10646 equivalence table should
>   be included in the registration.
> - The charset name suggests that there is some relationship
>   to windows-1252. This should be documented.

How can this be done? A simple note in the additional information field?
Or there is a special field for this?

I guess it will be something like the text published on the page below.

Also see below...

>>      Charset name: Amiga-1251
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>      Charset aliases: Ami1251, Amiga1251, Ami-1251

Ok, I suppose we can forget them, but this are the names that were used for the
past 10 or so years ;-) If you think we should drop them, no problem, we will
drop them. PS: They were included only for historical reasons, just like
Win1251, Win-1251, CP-1251... has, personally I hate confusion too.

>>      Published specification(s):
>> 
>>      1) http://www.amiga.ultranet.ru/Amiga-1251.html

Have you taken a look here, you can get more info there and actually it mostly
answers the comments pointed out.

>>      ISO 10646 equivalency table:
>> 
>>      http://www.amiga.ultranet.ru/Amiga-1251_to_UNICODE.txt

If I have to cut and paste this to the registration form, ok I will do it, I
thought it was enough to point people to the table.

Regards

 Michael