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| 1 | +\documentclass{scrartcl}[10pt,a4paper] |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +\usepackage[T1]{fontenc} |
| 4 | +\usepackage{lmodern} |
| 5 | +\usepackage{csquotes} |
| 6 | +\usepackage{microtype} |
| 7 | +\usepackage[bookmarks,bookmarksopen,bookmarksdepth=2]{hyperref} |
| 8 | +\usepackage{graphicx} |
| 9 | +\usepackage[style=numeric,backend=bibtex8]{biblatex} |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +\addbibresource{bibliography.bib} |
| 12 | +%\usepackage{makeidx} |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +%\makeindex |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +%Bugfix for BibTeX |
| 17 | +\makeatletter |
| 18 | +\def\blx@maxline{77} |
| 19 | +\makeatother |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +\begin{document} |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +\newcommand\puz{\raisebox{-.4ex}{\protect\includegraphics[height=2.5ex]{proposed_e000.png}}} |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +\title{Emoji Submission: JIGSAW PUZZLE PIECE} |
| 26 | +%\date{\today} |
| 27 | +\author{John Doe} |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +\maketitle |
| 30 | +\tableofcontents |
| 31 | + \begin{figure}[b] |
| 32 | + \includegraphics[width=1\textwidth]{schmidt_puzzle.jpg} |
| 33 | + \caption{A puzzle box, note how Schmidt Spiele uses the {\puz} emoji in the meaning of \textquote{number of pieces}} |
| 34 | + \label{fig:puzzle_box} |
| 35 | + \end{figure} |
| 36 | + \begin{figure}[b] |
| 37 | + \includegraphics[width=1\textwidth]{emoji_puzzle.jpg} |
| 38 | + \caption{An emoji-themed puzzle} |
| 39 | + \label{fig:emoji_puzzle} |
| 40 | + \end{figure} |
| 41 | + \begin{figure}[b] |
| 42 | + \includegraphics[width=1\textwidth]{pendant.jpg} |
| 43 | + \caption{A pair of friendship pendants with the \textquote{parts-of-a-whole theme}} |
| 44 | + \label{fig:pendants} |
| 45 | + \end{figure} |
| 46 | + \section{Proposal for New Emoji} |
| 47 | + This is a proposal for the addition of a jigsaw puzzle piece emoji to the Unicode character set. Jigsaw puzzles have their origin in geography |
| 48 | + learning games, invented by the Britisch cartographer British John Spilsbury. To \textit{puzzle} means \textquote{to bewilder, to confound}. |
| 49 | + The term is probably the frequentative of \textit{pose}, an old word for \textit{perplex}.\cite{oed:puzzle} Solving puzzles of all kinds is a widely |
| 50 | + participated hobby. Only a small fraction of puzzles are actually jigsaw puzzles. The characteristic form of a jigsaw puzzle piece ({\puz}), however, is |
| 51 | + so well-recognized, that it stands for any kind of puzzles today. |
| 52 | + \section{Names} |
| 53 | + \subsection{CLDR short name} |
| 54 | + Recommended name: jigsaw puzzle piece |
| 55 | + \subsection{CLDR keywords} |
| 56 | + Recommended keywords: puzzle, piece, plugin |
| 57 | + \section{Images} |
| 58 | + \section{Selection Factors -- Inclusion} |
| 59 | + \subsection{Compatibility} |
| 60 | + There are several existing fonts which contain jigsaw puzzle pieces, notably Jigsaw Pieces TFB, Fonts Bomb JiGSAW and mashy Jigsaw. While the first one contains |
| 61 | + lots of different puzzle pieces, the others use jigsaw puzzle pieces as a letter decoration. All those fonts are primary used for ornaments and headlines. |
| 62 | + They are not suitable for long texts. Because this submission is only for one jigsaw puzzle piece, which does not enclose any letters or numbers, this is not an issue. |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | + Jigsaw puzzle pieces are implemented as vendor-specific emoji in lots of software products, however they are usually encoded with properitary notations, like \texttt{:puzzle:} or even bitmap files. |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | + \subsection{Expected usage level} |
| 67 | + \paragraph{Frequency} |
| 68 | + Because of the numerous different meanings of a jigsaw puzzle piece character ({\puz}), a high usage level is expected. |
| 69 | + \begin{figure}[b] |
| 70 | + \includegraphics[width=1\textwidth]{google_trends.png} |
| 71 | + \caption{Google Trends, \textit{puzzle} compared to other popular games} |
| 72 | + \label{fig:trends} |
| 73 | + \end{figure} |
| 74 | + In figure \ref{fig:trends} you see a comparsion of the usage of the term \textit{puzzle} and some other popular games. |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | + \paragraph{Multiple usages} |
| 77 | + A jigsaw puzzle piece may have several meanings, including, but not limited to: |
| 78 | + \begin{itemize} |
| 79 | + \item{a mystery, riddle, problem, challenge, puzzle} |
| 80 | + \item{a strong connection, a part of a whole} |
| 81 | + \item{a difficultness indicator (e.\,g.: {\puz} = easy, {\puz}{\puz} = medium, {\puz}{\puz}{\puz} = hard)} |
| 82 | + \item{a module or a plugin (in software applications)} |
| 83 | + \item{puzzle games (genre of computer and board games)} |
| 84 | + \item{the number of pieces in a box, this is not limited to jigsaw puzzles} |
| 85 | + \item{an outdated(?) symbol for autism awareness\cite{taoa}} |
| 86 | + \item{literally a jigsaw puzzle piece} |
| 87 | + \end{itemize} |
| 88 | + \paragraph{Use in Sequences} |
| 89 | + Followed by a number, the puzzle piece emoji indicates the number of parts in a box (e.\,g. {\puz}1000). This is not limited to jigsaw puzzle boxes. |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | + \subsection{Image distinctiveness} |
| 92 | + Although there are different shapes of jigsaw puzzle pieces (arrangement of ears and notches, border pieces, irregulary pieces), the very special form of jigsaw |
| 93 | + puzzle is absolutely distinct from any existing Unicode character. |
| 94 | + |
| 95 | + \subsection{Completeness} |
| 96 | + The jigsaw puzzle piece is not part of any existing emoji sets. The nearest counterpart would be the \textit{game die} U+1F3B2 emoji, because it is also game-related. |
| 97 | + While the \textit{jigsaw puzzle piece} may describe \textit{brain-teasing} games, the \textit{game die} stands for \textit{luck-based} ones. |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | + \subsection{Frequently requested} |
| 100 | + \begin{figure}[b] |
| 101 | + \includegraphics[width=.5\textwidth]{twitter1.png} |
| 102 | + \includegraphics[width=.5\textwidth]{twitter2.png} |
| 103 | + \includegraphics[width=.5\textwidth]{twitter3.png} |
| 104 | + \includegraphics[width=.5\textwidth]{twitter4.png} |
| 105 | + \includegraphics[width=.5\textwidth]{twitter5.png} |
| 106 | + \includegraphics[width=.5\textwidth]{twitter6.png} |
| 107 | + \includegraphics[width=.5\textwidth]{twitter7.png} |
| 108 | + \caption{Various Twitter users requesting a jigsaw puzzle piece emoji} |
| 109 | + \label{fig:twitter} |
| 110 | + \end{figure} |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | + Figure \ref{fig:twitter} shows a selection of Twitter users who complain the lackage of a puzzle piece emoji. There is also a Stack Overflow discussion about the missing |
| 113 | + jigsaw puzzle piece character in the Unicode standard.\cite{stack1} |
| 114 | + \section{Selection Factors -- Exclusion} |
| 115 | + \subsection{Overly specific} |
| 116 | + The name of the \textit{jigsaw puzzle piece} is very generic and allows different representation of the emoji (color, arrangement of ears and notches, $\ldots$) |
| 117 | + |
| 118 | + Because of the many different possible interpretations of a jigsaw puzzle piece, you simply cannot tell that the character is overly specific. |
| 119 | + \subsection{Open-ended} |
| 120 | + \begin{figure}[b] |
| 121 | + \includegraphics[width=1\textwidth]{font-map-jigsaw_pieces_tfb.png} |
| 122 | + \caption{Font map of Jigsaw Pieces TFB} |
| 123 | + \label{fig:fontmap_jigsaw_pieces_tfb} |
| 124 | + \end{figure} |
| 125 | + To avoid lots of different needless jigsaw puzzle piece characters like those used in \textit{Jigsaw Pieces TFB} (fig. \ref{fig:fontmap_jigsaw_pieces_tfb}), there should be ensured, that \textit{only one} |
| 126 | + new Unicode character is implemented. |
| 127 | + \subsection{Already Representable} |
| 128 | + Although the emoji \textit{input latin uppercase} (U+1F520) may be used for crossword puzzles and its counterpart \textit{U+1F522} for number puzzles (like Sudoku or Kakuro), this is not |
| 129 | + the intended purpose for those characters. The \textit{black question mark ornament} (U+2753) may stand for a puzzle or a challenging situation, but it cannot represent \textquote{part of a whole} |
| 130 | + or \textit{number of pieces}. For those meanings, the existing emoji \textit{chains} (U+26D3), respectively \textit{black medium square} (U+25FC) may be used. |
| 131 | + \subsection{Logos, brands, UI icons, signage, specific people, deities} |
| 132 | + \begin{figure}[b] |
| 133 | + \includegraphics[width=1\textwidth]{Office97.png} |
| 134 | + \includegraphics[width=1\textwidth]{cluepad.png} |
| 135 | + \includegraphics[width=.5\textwidth]{autism-awareness-1.jpg} |
| 136 | + \includegraphics[width=.5\textwidth]{wikipedia.png} |
| 137 | + \caption{Different logos including the {\puz} emoji} |
| 138 | + \label{fig:logos} |
| 139 | + \end{figure} |
| 140 | + Jigsaw puzzle pieces appear in several different logos, see figure \ref{fig:logos}. A notable one is the Microsoft Office 97 logo: The jigsaw puzzle pieces represent |
| 141 | + the four applications PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and Excel, which can be seen as modules or as the parts of the whole program suite, complementing each other. |
| 142 | + |
| 143 | + Wikipedia's logo shows an unfinished spherical jigsaw puzzle, whose pieces contain the letter W in several different scripts. This symbolic means that people |
| 144 | + from all over the world can contribute to and be part of this open, collaborative encyclopedia. |
| 145 | + |
| 146 | + The shape of a jigsaw puzzle piece is not protected and may be used regardless of any existing logos using it. |
| 147 | + \subsection{Transient} |
| 148 | + As you see in figure \ref{fig:trends}, there is a slight higher interest in puzzles before Christmas. The long-time popularity of puzzles - unlike that of Mahjong - is stable, though. It would be very improbably that puzzles lose in popularity. |
| 149 | + \subsection{Faulty Comparison} |
| 150 | + There are no known issues here. |
| 151 | + \section{Sort location} |
| 152 | + \subsection{Category} |
| 153 | + Recommended category: game |
| 154 | + \subsection{Emoji before} |
| 155 | + Recommended emoji before: spade suit (U+2660) |
| 156 | + \section{Other Information} |
| 157 | + ./. |
| 158 | + |
| 159 | + \printbibliography |
| 160 | + |
| 161 | +%\printindex |
| 162 | + |
| 163 | +\end{document} |
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