From lojban+bncCJbznvHdFRCL4_7dBBoE4rNKfA@googlegroups.com Fri Apr 09 16:00:53 2010 Received: from mail-vw0-f61.google.com ([209.85.212.61]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1O0NBw-0002Hu-G6 for lojban-list-archive@lojban.org; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:00:53 -0700 Received: by vws5 with SMTP id 5sf3258259vws.16 for ; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:00:42 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:x-beenthere:received:received:received :received:received-spf:received:mime-version:received:in-reply-to :references:date:received:message-id:subject:from:to :x-original-authentication-results:x-original-sender:reply-to :precedence:mailing-list:list-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive :x-thread-url:x-message-url:sender:list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe :content-type; bh=8yFPNPoGdpjA+c3KyxlYwJqsaiA5luuItkGcCVjdAbc=; b=orcva/NOkBALnJuGmQ+eteQMOWDtABbcUzBChc1ftTrK5h4virp4WO73lSQanyUx+t tLY7kR8dncETFUWa420KE9ximlWxLRJulY8KNOBSNWa3Qcv6ujdzAp3o1lx0ETT6cDIm uHvW1QLkRrqpBeyWKFlqqg1N2BAV2dFceTnFA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:x-original-authentication-results :x-original-sender:reply-to:precedence:mailing-list:list-id :list-post:list-help:list-archive:x-thread-url:x-message-url:sender :list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type; b=RRcGQMOoxyC8eoFDkxYSLCBSNy+r6cpZsETkkCymC3ZGPD2pGVkxdZz8zRNn7LhS0J hIOZDEfSzaQZBXk89tbImjbS84pkFPR2Pu45Hiq0FfJTzKGtM9HD+J/AKOXmlk2fbHN/ Tz+j2EsKkmuwluf4ztt4VCsvuU4QRlxyB7ekQ= Received: by 10.220.83.91 with SMTP id e27mr56869vcl.44.1270854027274; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:00:27 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lojban@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.220.79.22 with SMTP id n22ls192535vck.3.p; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:00:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.165.195 with SMTP id j3mr222455vcy.25.1270854026052; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:00:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.165.195 with SMTP id j3mr222454vcy.25.1270854026018; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:00:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-gw0-f50.google.com (mail-gw0-f50.google.com [74.125.83.50]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTP id 31si4300586vws.4.2010.04.09.16.00.24; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:00:25 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of lytlesw@gmail.com designates 74.125.83.50 as permitted sender) client-ip=74.125.83.50; Received: by gwj16 with SMTP id 16so813475gwj.9 for ; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:00:24 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.100.91.20 with HTTP; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 16:00:24 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 19:00:24 -0400 Received: by 10.101.167.36 with SMTP id u36mr808887ano.171.1270854024690; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:00:24 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Subject: Re: [lojban] Tangent the second: ASCII From: MorphemeAddict To: lojban@googlegroups.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of lytlesw@gmail.com designates 74.125.83.50 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=lytlesw@gmail.com; dkim=pass (test mode) header.i=@gmail.com X-Original-Sender: lytlesw@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban@googlegroups.com; contact lojban+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: X-Thread-Url: http://groups.google.com/group/lojban/t/d319d5cadc183c24 X-Message-Url: http://groups.google.com/group/lojban/msg/3fd44fc261666aa4 Sender: lojban@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016368e28d0b3ffaa0483d5c293 --0016368e28d0b3ffaa0483d5c293 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 While Unicode may have already become the standard, it is still not easy for me to type any characters that aren't on the keyboard, including all accented letters. I prefer ASCII whenever possible. stevo On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Christopher Doty wrote: > I'm wondering how closely tied people are to the idea that, if a > hypothetical thing happened where Lojban got, say, tone, it should stick > with ASCII-only characters? I realize there was a good reason for this in > the past, but I have trouble seeing a reasoning for it now. Just wondering > how people feel about that now that Unicode has become the standard? ASCII > is synonymous with "old-fashioned computing" to me, so just curious. > > (I think there are advantages both staying with ASCII or going by Unicode, > and am not advocating for a change or anything; just curious what people > think.) > > Chris > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "lojban" group. > To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "lojban" group. To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. 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While Unicode may have already become the standard, it is still not ea= sy for me to type any characters that aren't on the keyboard, including= all accented letters. I prefer ASCII whenever possible.
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stevo

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Christopher Doty= <suomichris@g= mail.com> wrote:
I'm wondering how closely ti= ed people are to the idea that, if a hypothetical thing happened where Lojb= an got, say, tone, it should stick with ASCII-only characters? =A0I realize= there was a good reason for this in the past, but I have trouble seeing a = reasoning for it now. =A0Just wondering how people feel about that now that= Unicode has become the standard? =A0ASCII is synonymous with "old-fas= hioned computing" to me, so just curious.=20

(I think there are advantages both staying with ASCII or going by Unic= ode, and am not advocating for a change or anything; just curious what peop= le think.)

Chris

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