cross-references are not symmetric

[Christopher Yeleighton]

Binary package hint: gucharmap

Steps to reproduce:

1. Select the Common character set.
2. Select the space character.
3. Select the Details tab.
4. Follow the link to zero-width space.

Expected result:

The Details tab for zero-width space should contain a reference to space.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Feb 5 13:06:45 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gucharmap
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: gucharmap 1:1.10.1-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcCmdline: gucharmap
ProcCwd: /home/giecrilj
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gucharmap
Uname: Linux a1dmin.vola.spe.com.pl 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 31 23:33:13 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

[Jared Moore (cornflake-pirate)]

As far as I know, the "Character Details" tab information is based on the Unicode standard documents. Have a look at http://www.unicode.org/charts/

[Christopher Yeleighton (giecrilj)]

That does not mean the bug is invalid, it only means the Unicode Standard is at fault ("report upstream"). What do you think?
It is hopeless to try to contact Unicode Consortium as an individual.
The best way this could be handled is to make sure the cross-references are symmetric while the descriptions are extracted during building.

[Jared Moore (cornflake-pirate)]

I completely agree. Reporting upstream. I might have a look into this myself if I have the time. :)

[Frédéric Grosshans (fgrosshans)]

Maybe a solution would be to add an extra category, which is not in unicode standard. Something like "other charcter reffering to this one" or "other related characters".