[Marco Cimarosti (Re: CJK combining components (was RE: "Giga ...)) writes:]

>>
>> But, so, it is perhaps time to ask: why is everybody discussing this
>> topic? What kind of usage does each one of us have in mind for this?

As I mentioned before, my main interest in the decomposition technique
is as an aid for dictionary searching. If someone were to come up with
a useful system, I'd like to be able to use it to extend my coverage
beyond the 6,355 kanji in JIS X 0208.

Jim

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