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- % define the title
- \author{Tyler H. Cipriani\\
- \texttt{tyler@tylercipriani.com}}
- \title{Proposal for the encoding of a banjo glyph}
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- \begin{document}
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- \begin{abstract}
- The Unicode Consortium proposes adding 1 UCS character to further the goal of completeness
- for the set of glyphs represented on the SMP block: Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs\cite{scherer}.
- The current ``emoji" block, set to establish interoperability of existing code-sets
- with the UCS standard, is incomplete in several key areas. This addition of
- a banjo glyph to an empty character space in this code block does nothing to
- disrupt previously established goals of this block, but, rather, extends this
- block to include a larger community of customers.
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- There is also a demonstrated demand for the proposed glyph among a community of
- customers in bluegrass and banjo discussion groups in online communities.
- \end{abstract}
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- \section[Proposed Character: Category and Description]{Proposed Character:\\ Category and Description}
- \begin{itemize}
- \item \textbf{Category}: B.1-Specialized (small collection)
- \item \textbf{Category}: Other Symbols (So)
- \item \textbf{Block}: Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
- \item \textbf{Character Name}: `BANJO'
- \item \textbf{Glyph}: U+1F3DB
- \end{itemize}
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- \subsection{Description of Usage}
- Glyph would be used in any place it would be appropriate to represent
- banjo music or the invocation of what the idea of ``banjo" represents.
- This includes, but is not limited to, representing bluegrass music,
- the earliest recorded popular music, early American music traditions, or
- African music traditions (as this is the region from where the banjo is
- believed to have originated)\cite{allen}.
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- \section{Justifications: category and name}
- \subsection{Name}
- As glyph is a banjo, the name `BANJO' accurately represents, and is
- the accepted name for, that which is shown in the glyph.
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- \subsection{Category}
- The category to which the symbol is assigned is part of the rational for
- adding the glyph--set completeness. The block and general category already
- house the glyphs for `MUSICAL KEYBOARD', `TRUMPET', `SAXOPHONE' and `VIOLIN'.
- `BANJO' would be added to this block and group for set completeness.
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- \section{Groups and `Community of Customers'}
- \begin{enumerate}
- \item \href{http://www.banjohangout.org/topic/278863}{Banjo Hangout discussion forum}
- \end{enumerate}
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- \begin{figure}[p]
- \centering
- \includegraphics{banjo}
- \caption{Proposed banjo glyph}
- \label{fig:banjo_glyph}
- \end{figure}
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- \begin{thebibliography}{1}
- \bibitem{allen} Greg Allen {\em The Banjo's Roots, Reconsidered } \ August 23, 2011: All Things Considered. NPR News. \url{http://www.npr.org/2011/08/23/139880625/the-banjos-roots-reconsidered}
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- \bibitem{scherer} Markus Scherer {\em Proposal for Encoding Emoji Symbols } \ March 5, 2009. \url{https://sites.google.com/site/unicodesymbols/Home/emoji-symbols/proposal-text}
- \end{thebibliography}
-
- \end{document}
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