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ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2 /WG 2 N 1720
DATE: 1998-02-27
PRIVATEISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2/WG 2
Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set
(UCS)
Title: KIP SIGN - Laotian Currency Sign
Source: US National Body, Unicode and V. S. Umamaheswaran, IBM CanadaStatus: National Body / Liaison / Expert Joint ContributionAction: For consideration and acceptance by SC2/WG2Distribution: NCITS-L2, UTC, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG 2
This contribution is a proposal to add a new character - KIP SIGN (Laotian Currency Sign) - to UCS (ISO/IEC 10646-1: 1993 and Unicode 2.0) Standard.
The Vientiane Times, dated September 3-5, 1997, carried an article edited in English by Savankhone, entitled 'Regulations on management of computer standards'. A transcription of this article is attached. Two code pages -- EBCDIC LAO CODE PAGE (see Figure 1) and ASCII LAO CODE PAGE (see Figure 2) were illustrated as part of the Lao STENO's regulation, signed on 12 July 1997. Each of these code pages contain all the characters needed for the Lao language and traditional 7-bit ASCII characters. They also include the Laotian Currency Sign - KIP SIGN, which looks like a uppercase k with a stroke across it (shown below), at code position xDF in the ASCII code page and at x70 in the EBCDIC code page.
KIP SIGN - representative shape
PRIVATE "TYPE=PICT;ALT=KIP SIGN"INCLUDEPICTURE \d "sc190000.gif"
UCS (ISO/IEC 10646 and Unicode 2.0) includes all the characters of these Lao code pages, permitting no loss during conversions between the UCS and the 8-bit codes referenced, except the KIP SIGN, which is missing from UCS.
This contribution is a proposal to add the Laotian Currency Sign - KIP SIGN - to the Currency Symbols block in UCS. The next unassigned code position in this block is x20AD (x20AC was assigned to the EURO SIGN). This addition is required in the short term, for non-lossy interchange of data between systems using UCS and systems using the EBCDIC or ASCII LAO CODE PAGEs. In the long term, it will be possible to approach STENO, to amend the STENO regulation to include UCS only if the missing KIP SIGN is included in UCS.
A proposal summary form is attached.
PRIVATEA. Administrative1. TitleKIP SIGN - Laotian Currency Sign2. Requester's nameV. S. Umamaheswaran, IBM Canada Ltd.3. Requester typeIndividual contribution4. Submission date1998-02-065. Requester's referenceNone6a. CompletionThis is a complete proposal.6b. More information to be provided?No
PRIVATEB. Technical -- General1a. Proposal for New Script? Name?NO1b. Addition of characters to existing block? Name of block?Yes - Currency Symbols. 2. Number of charactersONE3. Proposed categoryCategory A4. Proposed level of implementation and rationaleLevel 1. The proposed character is a single non-combining character.5a. Character names included in proposal?Yes5b. Character names in accordance with guidelines?Yes5c. Character shapes reviewable?Yes6a. Who will provide computerized font?A .gif file is available from the author. KIP SIGN - representative shape
PRIVATE "TYPE=PICT;ALT=KIP SIGN"INCLUDEPICTURE \d "sc190000.gif"
6b. Font currently available?6c. Font format?7a. Are references (to other character sets, dictionaries, descriptive texts, etc.) provided?See Figures 1 and 27b. Are published examples (such as samples from newspapers, magazines, or other sources) of use of proposed characters attached?No - A transcript of newspaper article on STENO Regulation is included.8. Does the proposal address other aspects of character data processing?No
PRIVATEC. Technical -- Justification1. Has this proposal for addition of character(s) been submitted before?No2. Contact with the user community?Yes3. Information on the user community?Lao script is already in the standard. This character is required per STENO Lao PDR regulation.4a. The context of use for the proposed characters?Common. 4b. ReferenceAttached transcription of STENO Lao PDR regulation5a. Proposed characters in current use?Yes5b. Where?In systems using EBCDIC and ASCII Lao Code Pages in Lao PDR6a. Characters should be encoded entirely in BMP?Yes. Position U+20AD in the Currency Symbols block is proposed.6b. RationaleAll the remaining characters of the EBCDIC and ASCII Lao code pages are already encoded in the BMP.7. Should characters be kept in a continuous range?No. Need not be with the Lao Script block.8a. Can the characters be considered a presentation form of an existing character or character sequence? NO8b. Where?8c. Reference9a. Can any of the characters be considered to be similar (in appearance or function) to an existing character?NO9b. Where?9c. Reference10a. Combining characters or use of composite sequences included?NO10b. List of composite sequences and their corresponding glyph images provided?NO11. Characters with any special properties such as control function, etc. included?This character will participate as 'currency sign' in formatted Monetary Fields
PRIVATED. SC2/WG2 Administrative
To be completed by SC2/WG2 1. Relevant SC 2/WG 2 document numbers:2. Status (list of meeting number and corresponding action or disposition)3. Additional contact to user communities, liaison organizations etc.4. Assigned category and assigned priority/time frameOther Comments
Transcription from: Vientiane Times, September 3-5, 1997, p 5. Regulations on management of computer standards Edited in English by Savankhone (Transcribed for electronic attachment to proposal to add KIP SIGN to ISO/IEC 10646) (by V.S. Umamaheswaran, IBM Canada Ltd., +1 416 448 3474; e-mail: umavs@ca.ibm.com) (1998-02-06)
THE Science, Technology and Environment Organization (STENO) of the Lao PDR has issued a regulation concerning the management of computer standards used in the Lao PDR.
The regulation was signed by the head of STENO on July 12, 1997. It contains 13 articles, and is edited in English as follows:
Part 1 General Principles Article 1: This regulation is issued to serve computer systems, in particular the management of computer standards used in the Lao PDR. The computer standards will be used uniformly across the country.
Article 2: Individuals, organizations or entities operating business in production and import of various types of computers, medium and large sized computers, must be responsible for basic standards specified in this regulation.
Article 3: Individuals, organizations or entities operating business in production and import of various types of computers, medium and large sized computers, which have a processor of 64 bits or above, must register with and receive approval from STENO prior to the operation of such a business.
Part 2 Computer standards Article 4: Computers to be imported for use in control of computer networks must be medium or large-sized ones (mini/mainframe). The computers must consist of an operating system and data base, which also covers the Lao language, security system, storage system, communication system in Lao language, TP monitor system and spooling system.
Article 5: Computers, both medium and large sized ones, must be comprised of a Lao EBCDIC Code Page, while the small-sized computers to be used in the network must consist of Lao ASCII Code Page and standard key board.
Article 6: Software standards or commands to be used in computers must have the in/out system in Lao language which does not use a language conversion program. The system should include letters on the screen, saving in data base, spooling and communication within the network, which all must conform with the Lao code as specified in this regulation.
Part 3 Registration of computers Article 7: Individuals, organizations or entities that need to register computers must apply to STENO, and the application must be attached with the following documents:
Specification of computers
Source of production or import
Cost of production and import
Purpose of use
Copy of production or import business license.
Article 8: Applicants for computer registration must pay a fee to the registration authority at a rate equivalent to 0.01 per cent of the cost of computers to be produced or imported.
Part 4 Measures against violators Article 9: Any individuals or organisations that produce or import computers without approval from STENO will face a fine at an amount equivalent to 200 per cent of the cost of the computers, and the computers in question will be seized.
Article 10: Any individuals, or organisations, which have made a registration with or which have received approval from STENO, but fail to conform with standards, specified in this regulation, will be warned, disciplined and fined on a case-by-case basis.
Article 11: Users have the right to file against producers or suppliers of sub-standard computers and to sue for compensation of any or all loss.
Part 5 Implementation Article 12: STENO has assigned the Department of Intellectual Property, Standards and Measurement to oversee the implementation of this regulation and carry out the registration of computers to be produced and imported in the country.
Article 13: This regulation becomes effective as of the date it was signed.
(Note: Two figures showing the EBCDIC LAO CODE PAGE and ASCII LAO CODE PAGE were also included in the news paper article. Their equivalents are attached as Figure 1 and Figure 2 to this transcription. Figure 1 shown in the news paper article had included columns 0, 1, 2 and 3 - with blank entries in them. These blank columns have been omitted in the attached Figure 1.)
(Address of STENO: Science, Technology and Environment Organization (STENO) P O Box 2279 Vientiane, Lao PDR Tel: (856 21) 213470/213471 Fax: (856 21) 213472)
Figure 1 - EBCDIC LAO CODE PAGE (IBM CPGID 1132)
PRIVATE "TYPE=PICT;ALT=EBCDIC Laotian code page"INCLUDEPICTURE \d "cp01132.gif"
Figure 2 - ASCII LAO CODE PAGE (IBM CPGID 1133)
PRIVATE "TYPE=PICT;ALT=ISO-8 based - Laotian code page"INCLUDEPICTURE \d "cp01133.gif"
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