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bug#42064: 28.0.50; German "Sharp S" is capitalized inconsistenly
From: |
Stefan Kangas |
Subject: |
bug#42064: 28.0.50; German "Sharp S" is capitalized inconsistenly |
Date: |
Mon, 19 Oct 2020 08:57:31 +0000 |
tags 42064 + wontfix notabug
close 42064
thanks
Werner LEMBERG <wl@gnu.org> writes:
> AFAICS, the behaviour of the German postfix input method is fully
> correct. The default lowercase/uppercase pairing is 'ß/SS'. 'ẞ'
> should not be a target of 'uppercase-fication'; its use is very
> special.[*]
>
>> Does that mean that this is a wontfix?
>
> I suggest so.
Thanks Werner, your explanation was both interesting and helpful.
Based on that, I'm closing this bug report now.
> [*] Mainly a solution to indicate 'ß' in names that have to be written
> in uppercase letters. Consider the names 'Strauss' and 'Strauß',
> which both occur in German and have to be distinguished in
> passports, where family names are to be written in uppercase:
> 'STRAUSS' and 'STRAUẞ'. However, in every other context, they
> should be both uppercased as 'STRAUSS'.