ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG20 N132

Title: Liaison statement from WG20 to WG15

Date: 1992-10-23

Source: WG20


Several issues related to WG15 were addressed in the WG20 Québec meeting.


Extended identifiers

WG20 appreciates the WG15 liaison statement in WG15 N283, and notes that
the approach proposed by WG15 is compatible with the approach proposed by
WG20.  WG20 welcomes that WG15 is moving ahead on this issue.


"Cultural Elements" term

WG15 proposed in its resolution 190 to use the term "locale" instead of the term
"Cultural elements".  Whereas WG20 is expecting to specify more extensive
specifications than POSIX locales, WG20 will continue to use the term
"cultural elements".


Locales

WG20 is very aware of the needs of WG15, and wishes WG15 to note the
following WG20 resolutions:


    44. NP on cultural elements and registry procedures.

    Whereas the comments from SC22 plenary on WG20 N079 should be taken
    into account to produce one or more new NPs on cultural elements
    and registry procedures, and WG20 recognizes a need for a registry
    of cultural elements,

    therefore:
    - WG20 instructs the convener to contact ANSI and DIN and other
    member bodies to clarify their position and request that comments
    be returned to the convener no later than 22nd February 1993.
    - WG20 instructs Keld Simonsen to revise the NP(s) based on
    member body comments in time for possible discussion at the ad hoc
    and discussion on the WG20 Copenhagen meeting.
    - WG20 instructs the convener to talk to Jim Isaak, convener of WG15,
    on this issue.

    The planned approach is to:

    a) standardize cultural element specification method and standardize
    registration procedures for cultural elements, and thereafter
    b) register cultural elements

    Until the registry is established, WG20 appreciates the informal
    collection of cultural elemnets by WG15 and encourages WG15 to continue this.


    45. charmaps

    In response to WG15 resolution 190, and whereas WG20 believes that
    methods based on those described in N103 are adequate to ensure
    coded character set independent specifications of cultural elements,

    therefore WG20 will not currently address a standard for registration
    of charmaps nor will WG20 address a registry of charmaps.


    47. Short character identifiers

    Whereas WG20 believes that methods based on those described in
    N103 are adequate to ensure coded character set independent
    specifications of cultural elements,

    WG20 instructs the proposed JTC1.22.30.02 editor (Keld Simonsen) to
    incorporate the methods in N103 in the NP for Cultural elements
    specification.


    49. WG15 liaison statement

    WG20 approves the WG15 liaison statement in WG20 N132 and instructs
    its liaison Keld Simonsen to forward it to WG15 together with N103.