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Re: [xml2rfc] Evolving <u (Re: [Tools-discuss] [Rfc-markdown] New xml2rfc release: v3.16.0)

Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de> Fri, 20 January 2023 09:39 UTC

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Subject: Re: [xml2rfc] Evolving <u (Re: [Tools-discuss] [Rfc-markdown] New xml2rfc release: v3.16.0)
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On 20.01.2023 10:17, Carsten Bormann wrote:
> On 2023-01-20, at 04:43, John C Klensin <john-ietf@jck.com> wrote:
>>
>> (2) Retaining the <u> element,
>
> Obviously.
>
> <u is a great aid for those places where supplying the code point is useful.
> It can avoid rather likely clerical errors, and generally just saves work in those cases.
>
> Note that when I’m using α or β as a name for a parameter, hitting the right code point is irrelevant (*).
>
> <u could be improved by removing the need to have -num- in the set of expansions.
> Also, an <u just with a -lit- would be an appropriate “[sic]” for reviewers.
> ...

There's also the problem that <u> formatting is affected by the element
being the *target* of an <xref>.

See <https://github.com/rfc-format/draft-iab-xml2rfc-v3-bis/issues/217>.

Best regards, Julian

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