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r12a opened this issue Jun 20, 2024 · 0 comments
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Mention that ruby is not just for schoolkids and other esoteric users #21

r12a opened this issue Jun 20, 2024 · 0 comments
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Closed: Addressed The issue has been addressed, though not necessarily based on the initial suggestion Decision by: Editor's jugement Issue closed by the Editor judging that there was sufficient agreement / no need for agreement i18n-clreq i18n-jlreq i18n-mlreq i18n-needs-resolution Issue the Internationalization Group has raised and looks for a response on. Tests: Unneeded This closed issue does not need tests. Type: Editorial Typos, markup errors, rephrasings or reorganizations with no normative effects (class 1 or 2)

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r12a commented Jun 20, 2024

  1. Introduction
    https://www.w3.org/TR/html-ruby-extensions/#intro

Typically ruby is used in East Asian scripts to provide phonetic transcriptions of obscure and little known characters, characters that the reader is not expected to be familiar with (such as children or foreigners learning to write), or characters that have multiple readings which can’t be determined by the context (eg. some Japanese names). For example it is widely used in educational materials and children’s texts. It is also occasionally used to convey information about the meaning of ideographic characters.

This somewhat intimates that 'ordinary' people don't usually need ruby and its use is rather restricted to special cases, but actually it is normal to find ruby in any novel, comic, or in-flight magazine that a person picks up. Perhaps change the penultimate sentence to

For example it is widely used in educational materials and children’s texts, but it can also be readily found in many types of literature and signage.

@r12a r12a added i18n-needs-resolution Issue the Internationalization Group has raised and looks for a response on. i18n-clreq i18n-jlreq i18n-mlreq labels Jun 20, 2024
@frivoal frivoal added Closed: Addressed The issue has been addressed, though not necessarily based on the initial suggestion Decision by: Editor's jugement Issue closed by the Editor judging that there was sufficient agreement / no need for agreement Tests: Unneeded This closed issue does not need tests. Type: Editorial Typos, markup errors, rephrasings or reorganizations with no normative effects (class 1 or 2) labels Jun 24, 2024
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