Re: On language-dependent defaults for character-folding

[Vinicius Latorre]

My vote is off by default.

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 8:58 PM, Ken Brown <address@hidden> wrote:

On 2/17/2016 3:15 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

From: Joost Kremers <address@hidden>
Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden, address@hidden, address@hidden
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 21:06:11 +0100

Actually, my counts indicate that more people want it on by default
than off.

Then put me down for an "off". :-)

Done.

I wrote earlier with positive feedback about character folding, but I didn't express an opinion about what the default should be.  I'm now ready to cast my vote for having it on by default.

My reason is that I think many users are likely to find character folding useful, but they are unlikely to discover that it exists if it is not on by default.  I have read the claims that character folding in its present form will be viewed as a bug by speakers of certain languages.  But I think the possible benefits to others outweigh the possible harm done to those who initially think it's a bug.

Ken