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Ken and team,
Took some time but here it is ! *Bravo !*
And as usual reporter make up the shit they want ... Feel free to remind
them that we had a working group and we worked on it.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/20/15840008/new-emoji-
unicode-consortium-version-10-bitcoin-symbol
The "Could be" is a bit too much. It's time we keep reporter in check so
feel free to remind her in your own way.
My way is "pissed off tweet", https://twitter.com/TheoBitcoin/status/
877277497796198400 but used your own way.
A page is officially turned.
Regards,
Theo
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:05 PM, Ken Shirriff via bitcoin-dev <
bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 1:28 PM, Danny Thorpe <danny.thorpe@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> What of this prior effort, proposing B-with-horizontal-bar (=C9=83)?
>> http://bitcoinsymbol.org/
>>
>> They argue that B-with-2-vertical-bars is easily confused with the Thai
>> Bhat currency symbol, which is a B with a single vertical bar.
>>
>
> Actually that page argues that using the Thai Bhat currency symbol *for*
> Bitcoin causes confusion. From the page you linked to:
>
> The Thai Baht (=E0=B8=BF <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_baht>) is so=
metimes
> used to represent Bitcoin, but this certainly raises a problem of
> differenciation between the Thai Baht and Bitcoin.
>
> Their main motivation for using the horizontal-bar =C9=83 (which they adm=
it is
> a hack) is they consider adding a character to Unicode to be a "really lo=
ng
> and complicated process". My view is that adding the bitcoin sign to
> Unicode avoids confusion with the Thai Baht, avoids hacks such as =C9=83,=
and
> lets everyone use the standard symbol. Hopefully it won't be a really lon=
g
> and complicated process...
>
> Ken
>
>
>> I'm not terribly fond of the B-with-horizontal-bar as a symbol, but it
>> does have the advantage that it is already in the Unicode glyph set,
>> already available on most Unicode enabled devices.
>>
>> -Danny
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 7:11 AM, Ken Shirriff via bitcoin-dev <
>> bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Use of the bitcoin symbol in text is inconvenient, because the bitcoin
>>> symbol isn't in the Unicode standard. To fix this, I've written a propo=
sal
>>> to have the common B-with-vertical-bars bitcoin symbol added to Unicode=
.
>>> I've successfully proposed a new character for Unicode before, so I'm
>>> familiar with the process and think this has a good chance of succeedin=
g.
>>> The proposal is at http://righto.com/bitcoin-unicode.pdf
>>>
>>> I received a suggestion to run this proposal by the bitcoin-dev group,
>>> so I hope this email is appropriate here. Endorsement by Bitcoin develo=
pers
>>> will help the Unicode Committee realize the importance of adding this
>>> symbol, so please let me know if you support this proposal.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ken
>>>
>>>
>>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>=
<div><div>Ken and team,<br></div><div><br>Took some time but here it is ! <=
b>Bravo !</b><br></div><br></div>And as usual reporter make up the shit the=
y want ... Feel free to remind them that we had a working group and we work=
ed on it.<br><a href=3D"https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/20/15840008/new-emo=
ji-unicode-consortium-version-10-bitcoin-symbol" target=3D"_blank">https://=
www.theverge.com/2017/<wbr>6/20/15840008/new-emoji-<wbr>unicode-consortium-=
version-10-<wbr>bitcoin-symbol</a><br><br>The "Could be" is a bit=
too much. It's time we keep reporter in check so feel free to remind h=
er in your own way.<br>My way is "pissed off tweet", <a href=3D"h=
ttps://twitter.com/TheoBitcoin/status/877277497796198400" target=3D"_blank"=
>https://twitter.com/<wbr>TheoBitcoin/status/<wbr>877277497796198400</a> bu=
t used your own way.<br><br></div><div>A page is officially turned.<br></di=
v><div><br></div>Regards,<br></div>Theo<br></div><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div=
class=3D"h5"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On =
Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 5:05 PM, Ken Shirriff via bitcoin-dev <span dir=3D"ltr"=
><<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" target=3D"_bl=
ank">bitcoin-dev@lists.<wbr>linuxfoundation.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><b=
lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px =
#ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra=
"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><span>On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 1:28 PM, Dann=
y Thorpe <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:danny.thorpe@gmail.com" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">danny.thorpe@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote=
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:=
1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left=
:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">What of this prior effort, proposing B-with-horizont=
al-bar (=C9=83)? <a href=3D"http://bitcoinsymbol.org/" target=3D"_blank">ht=
tp://bitcoinsymbol.org/</a><div><br></div><div>They argue that B-with-2-ver=
tical-bars is easily confused with the Thai Bhat currency symbol, which is =
a B with a single vertical bar.=C2=A0</div></div></blockquote><div><br></di=
v></span><div>Actually that page argues that using the Thai Bhat currency s=
ymbol <i>for</i> Bitcoin causes confusion. From the page you linked to:</di=
v><div><br></div><div><font size=3D"4"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font=
-family:source_sans_pro,arial,sans-serif;line-height:26px">The Thai Baht (<=
/span><a href=3D"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_baht" style=3D"border-w=
idth:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-color:initial;font-stretc=
h:inherit;line-height:26px;font-family:source_sans_pro,arial,sans-serif;ver=
tical-align:baseline;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoratio=
n:none" target=3D"_blank">=E0=B8=BF</a><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font=
-family:source_sans_pro,arial,sans-serif;line-height:26px">) is sometimes u=
sed to represent Bitcoin, but this certainly raises a problem of differenci=
ation between the Thai Baht and Bitcoin.</span></font></div><div>=C2=A0</di=
v><div>Their main motivation for using the horizontal-bar=C2=A0=C9=83 (whic=
h they admit is a hack) is they consider adding a character to Unicode to b=
e a=C2=A0"really long and complicated process". My view is that a=
dding the bitcoin sign to Unicode avoids confusion with the Thai Baht, avoi=
ds hacks such as=C2=A0=C9=83, and lets everyone use the standard symbol. Ho=
pefully it won't be a really long and complicated process...</div><span=
class=3D"m_-739486512366131948HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><div><br></d=
iv><div>Ken</div></font></span><span><div><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-l=
eft-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div d=
ir=3D"ltr"><div><br></div><div>I'm not terribly fond of the B-with-hori=
zontal-bar as a symbol, but it does have the advantage that it is already i=
n the Unicode glyph set, already available on most Unicode enabled devices.=
</div><div><br></div><div>-Danny</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><div class=3D"m_-739486512366131948m_243023=
0877069297177h5">On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 7:11 AM, Ken Shirriff via bitcoin-d=
ev <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundatio=
n.org" target=3D"_blank">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfounda<wbr>tion.org</a>>=
</span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma=
rgin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,=
204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class=3D"m_-739486=
512366131948m_2430230877069297177h5"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_q=
uote"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">Use of t=
he bitcoin symbol in text is inconvenient, because the bitcoin symbol isn&#=
39;t in the Unicode standard. To fix this, I've written a proposal to h=
ave the common B-with-vertical-bars bitcoin symbol added to Unicode. I'=
ve successfully proposed a new character for Unicode before, so I'm fam=
iliar with the process and think this has a good chance of succeeding. The =
proposal is at=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://righto.com/bitcoin-unicode.pdf" targe=
t=3D"_blank">http://righto.com/bitcoin-u<wbr>nicode.pdf</a></div><div><br><=
/div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I received a suggestion to run this proposal by =
the bitcoin-dev group, so I hope this email is appropriate here. Endorsemen=
t by Bitcoin developers will help the Unicode Committee realize the importa=
nce of adding this symbol, so please let me know if you support this propos=
al. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Ken</div></div>
</div><br></div>
</div><br></div>
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br>
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n-dev" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.linuxfoundation.<=
wbr>org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-d<wbr>ev</a><br>
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