L2/09-xxxx
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Improving TUS usability
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Author |
Mark Davis |
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2009-10-23
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UTC
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I used to be able to look up the algorithm for NFC by going to http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr15/tr15-29.html#Specification and reading it.
I now: This is part of a very general (and rather extensive) issue of providing links directly to sections from throughout the UAXes. Note that there are dozens of specific section references in UAX #44 that would benefit by being direct links to the text, rather than indirections through [Unicode] references in UAX #41. [This paragraph is extracted from an email discussion with Ken.] Moreover, because we don't number subsections in the standard, we have to use goofy locutions like: See the subsection "Gorp" in Section 3.11, "Normalization Forms" of [ Unicode]." To get the discussion started, I'll suggest a concrete proposal. - We number subsections as well as chapters and sections, eg "Basic Text Processes" in "2.1 Architectural Context" becomes "2.1.1 Basic Text Processes"
- We generate PDF links for all of the chapters, sections, subsections, tables, and figures (I don't know if the last 2 are feasible, but if possible...)
- If the PDF links can be reasonable and predictable, like http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode5.0.0/ch01.pdf#S2-1-1, then we are set with that.
- If not, then we provide a set of reasonable redirects, like ...ch01.pdf#S2-1-1 => ...ch01.pdf#G6600
- Because these links are then predictable, we can use them from within UAXes, even if they are on a different production schedule.
- We can then provide direct links from UAXes to relevant portions of the book, putting a direct link on the text, and still maintain the [Unicode] link. Eg
- ... see Section 2.2 Unicode Design Principles of [Unicode]
As an alternative to #3, we could have a separate page of links, where each is linked to by a URL of the form http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode5.0.0/links.html#S2-1-1, and the line it links to has the gorpy PDF link ... ch01.pdf#G6600. That way it would take at most two clicks to get to the right place.
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