Re: draft-klensin-unicode-escapes-05 and draft-klensin-net-utf8-05

"Clive D.W. Feather" <clive@demon.net> Thu, 11 October 2007 06:46 UTC

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From: "Clive D.W. Feather" <clive@demon.net>
To: John C Klensin <john-ietf@jck.com>
Subject: Re: draft-klensin-unicode-escapes-05 and draft-klensin-net-utf8-05
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John C Klensin said:
>> You don't have an A.3 for Java.
> Because there was no specific syntax in the last draft that had 
> the syntax in line.


  Appendix A.3.  Java Form

     EmbeddedUnicodeChar = %x5C.7A 4HEXDIG

> I could try to incorporate a little more text along those lines 
> in the document, but please remember that it has already been 
> criticized for containing too much history and explanation 
> rather than just laying out the rules.

I am in favour of the history and explanation.

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