Hello, Boost.Locale uses ICU's implementation of the standard Unicode Segmentation Algorithm. The rationale behind it is: it is well known, debugged and high quality implementation. Currently ICU is the best known cross platform generic libraries that implement the Unicode algorithms and localization facilities. If it is not good enough and does not do the required thing it is much easier to talk to ICU people. There are already custom segmentation rules for Japanese. If they are not good enough it is possible to talk to them, provide patches or even talk to Unicode consortium if the existing basic algorithm (not locale specific rules) does not lead to good results. Also this library does not deal directly with text layout as it is out of the scope of this library. Artyom ----- Original Message ----
From: Ryo IGARASHI <rigarash@gmail.com> To: boost@lists.boost.org Sent: Mon, April 25, 2011 9:02:44 AM Subject: Re: [boost] [locale] Review results for Boost.Locale library
Hi,
FYI, the document "Requirements for Japanese Text Layout" is published by W3C[1]. "CJKV book" by O'Reilly[2] is also a great book when you consider i18n which covers CJKV language.
[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/jlreq/ [2] http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596514471
Best regards, -- Ryo IGARASHI, Ph.D. rigarash@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost