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From: lasko@regent.dec.com (Tim Lasko, Digital Equipment Corp., Westford, MA)
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Subject: Re: Questions about LATIN-1 (8859-1)
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Date: 30 Apr 91 00:45:30 GMT
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In article <1991Apr29.184000.26077@zoo.toronto.edu>, henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes...
>In article <1991Apr27.053523.17867@timessqr.gc.cuny.edu> dlv@cunyvms1.gc.cuny.edu writes:
>>>>5) Why does the standard contain the diacritical marks ...
>>These are _spacing_ diacritics and cannot be combined with letters in ISO 8859.
> 
>Uh, character code 010 is backspace, which makes such combination eminently
>possible.

Sorry, not within the scope of ISO 8859: that standard does not include control
characters.  Also, ISO 4873, the parent eight-bit code structure standard,
specifically prohibits combinations with BACKSPACE as being considered graphic
characters.  

Tim Lasko, Digital Equipment Corp., Westford MA  (lasko@regent.enet.dec.com)
Disclaimer: My opinions are my own; the facts can speak for themselves.