Re: [9fans] combining characters

["Jack Johnson" <knapjack@gmail.com>]

On 5/19/06, quanstro@quanstro.net <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrote:
> On Fri May 19 09:38:23 CDT 2006, rog@vitanuova.com wrote:
> > it'd be nice to sort this issue out properly; surely it shouldn't be
> > too hard?
>
> i believe this is another entry for the "famous lies list," ranking somewhat
> below "check's in the mail" and above "i have this friend who...."

My boss (actually my boss' boss) likes to chase this idea: is this
special cause or common cause?  Are we fixing a broken system, or are
we breaking a working system to try to solve a problem for only 3% of
the cases?

It sounds like there's definitely room for improvement, but I think
it's a rabbit hole (with Alice in tow) to find the one general
solution out there for the entire problem space.  Would it be great to
find that solution?  Most definitely.  But that could take a lifetime
or more of work.

So for me, the big question is what's the most graceful way to get
from here to the 97% (or 99.7%) solution?

-Jack (who does not speak enough languages to qualify for tackling
this problem, but loves the problem space)