Bopomofo SortNames

Just like Japanese kanas, the order of Bopomofo Letters in Unicode is following the common order of Bopomofo table. So it’s better to set sortNames in Unicode orders.

I’ve make a better GlyphData.xml entries:

    <glyph unicode="3105" name="b-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf001" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3105" altNames="bbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER B" />
    <glyph unicode="3106" name="p-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf002" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3106" altNames="pbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER P" />
    <glyph unicode="3107" name="m-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf003" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3107" altNames="mbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER M" />
    <glyph unicode="3108" name="f-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf004" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3108" altNames="fbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER F" />
    <glyph unicode="3109" name="d-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf005" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3109" altNames="dbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER D" />
    <glyph unicode="310A" name="t-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf006" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni310A" altNames="tbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER T" />
    <glyph unicode="310B" name="n-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf007" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni310B" altNames="nbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER N" />
    <glyph unicode="310C" name="l-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf008" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni310C" altNames="lbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER L" />
    <glyph unicode="310D" name="g-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf009" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni310D" altNames="gbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER G" />
    <glyph unicode="310E" name="k-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf010" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni310E" altNames="kbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER K" />
    <glyph unicode="310F" name="h-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf011" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni310F" altNames="hbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER H" />
    <glyph unicode="3110" name="j-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf012" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3110" altNames="jbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER J" />
    <glyph unicode="3111" name="q-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf013" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3111" altNames="qbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER Q" />
    <glyph unicode="3112" name="x-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf014" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3112" altNames="xbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER X" />
    <glyph unicode="3113" name="zh-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf015" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3113" altNames="zhbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER ZH" />
    <glyph unicode="3114" name="ch-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf016" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3114" altNames="chbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER CH" />
    <glyph unicode="3115" name="sh-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf017" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3115" altNames="shbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER SH" />
    <glyph unicode="3116" name="r-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf018" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3116" altNames="rbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER R" />
    <glyph unicode="3117" name="z-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf019" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3117" altNames="zbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER Z" />
    <glyph unicode="3118" name="c-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf020" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3118" altNames="cbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER C" />
    <glyph unicode="3119" name="s-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf021" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3119" altNames="sbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER S" />
    <glyph unicode="311A" name="a-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf022" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni311A" altNames="abopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER A" />
    <glyph unicode="311B" name="o-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf023" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni311B" altNames="obopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER O" />
    <glyph unicode="311C" name="e-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf024" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni311C" altNames="ebopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER E" />
    <glyph unicode="311D" name="eh-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf025" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni311D" altNames="ehbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER EH" />
    <glyph unicode="311E" name="ai-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf026" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni311E" altNames="aibopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER AI" />
    <glyph unicode="311F" name="ei-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf027" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni311F" altNames="eibopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER EI" />
    <glyph unicode="3120" name="au-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf028" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3120" altNames="aubopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER AU" />
    <glyph unicode="3121" name="ou-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf029" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3121" altNames="oubopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER OU" />
    <glyph unicode="3122" name="an-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf030" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3122" altNames="anbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER AN" />
    <glyph unicode="3123" name="en-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf031" ategory="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3123" altNames="enbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER EN" />
    <glyph unicode="3124" name="ang-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf032" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3124" altNames="angbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER ANG" />
    <glyph unicode="3125" name="eng-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf033" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3125" altNames="engbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER ENG" />
    <glyph unicode="3126" name="er-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf034" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3126" altNames="erbopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER ER" />
    <glyph unicode="3127" name="i-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf035" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3127" altNames="ibopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER I" />
    <glyph unicode="3128" name="u-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf036" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3128" altNames="ubopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER U" />
    <glyph unicode="3129" name="iu-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf037" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni3129" altNames="iubopomofo" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER IU" />
    <glyph unicode="312A" name="v-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf041" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni312A" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER V" />
    <glyph unicode="312B" name="ng-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf042" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni312B" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER NG" />
    <glyph unicode="312C" name="gn-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf043" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni312C" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER GN" />
    <glyph unicode="312D" name="ih-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf044" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni312D" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER IH" />
    <glyph unicode="312E" name="oDotabove-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf099" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni312E" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER O WITH DOT ABOVE" />
    <glyph unicode="312F" name="nn-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf045" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni312F" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER NN" />
    <glyph unicode="31A0" name="bu-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf051" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31A0" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER BU" />
    <glyph unicode="31A1" name="zi-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf052" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31A1" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER ZI" />
    <glyph unicode="31A2" name="ji-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf053" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31A2" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER JI" />
    <glyph unicode="31A3" name="gu-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf054" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31A3" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER GU" />
    <glyph unicode="31A4" name="ee-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf055" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31A4" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER EE" />
    <glyph unicode="31A5" name="enn-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf056" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31A5" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER ENN" />
    <glyph unicode="31A6" name="oo-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf057" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31A6" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER OO" />
    <glyph unicode="31A7" name="onn-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf058" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31A7" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER ONN" />
    <glyph unicode="31A8" name="ir-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf059" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31A8" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER IR" />
    <glyph unicode="31A9" name="ann-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf060" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31A9" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER ANN" />
    <glyph unicode="31AA" name="inn-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf061" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31AA" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER INN" />
    <glyph unicode="31AB" name="unn-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf062" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31AB" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER UNN" />
    <glyph unicode="31AC" name="im-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf063" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31AC" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER IM" />
    <glyph unicode="31AD" name="ngg-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf064" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31AD" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER NGG" />
    <glyph unicode="31AE" name="ainn-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf065" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31AE" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER AINN" />
    <glyph unicode="31AF" name="aunn-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf066" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31AF" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER AUNN" />
    <glyph unicode="31B0" name="am-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf067" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31B0" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER AM" />
    <glyph unicode="31B1" name="om-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf068" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31B1" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER OM" />
    <glyph unicode="31B2" name="ong-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf069" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31B2" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER ONG" />
    <glyph unicode="31B3" name="innn-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf070" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31B3" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER INNN" />
    <glyph unicode="31B4" name="finalp-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf081" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31B4" description="BOPOMOFO FINAL LETTER P" />
    <glyph unicode="31B5" name="finalt-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf082" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31B5" description="BOPOMOFO FINAL LETTER T" />
    <glyph unicode="31B6" name="finalk-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf085" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31B6" description="BOPOMOFO FINAL LETTER K" />
    <glyph unicode="31B7" name="finalh-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf084" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31B7" description="BOPOMOFO FINAL LETTER H" />
    <glyph unicode="31B8" name="gh-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf091" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31B8" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER GH" />
    <glyph unicode="31B9" name="lh-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf092" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31B9" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER LH" />
    <glyph unicode="31BA" name="zy-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf093" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31BA" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER ZY" />
    <glyph unicode="31BB" name="finalg-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf083" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31BB" description="BOPOMOFO FINAL LETTER G" />
    <glyph unicode="31BC" name="gw-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf071" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31BC" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER GW" />
    <glyph unicode="31BD" name="kw-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf072" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31BD" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER KW" />
    <glyph unicode="31BE" name="oe-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf073" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31BE" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER OE" />
    <glyph unicode="31BF" name="ah-bopomofo" sortName="bpmf074" category="Letter" script="bopomofo" production="uni31BF" description="BOPOMOFO LETTER AH" />
  • 001-037: Madarin (the most popular bopomofo 37 letters, in Big5)
  • 041-045: used in common dialects
  • 051-070: Extended Bopomofo for Taiwanese Minnan & Hakka
  • 071-074: Extended Bopomofo for Cantonese (appended in Unicode 13.0)
  • 081-085: Extended Bopomofo for Taiwanese Minnan & Hakka (final letters)
  • 091-093: Extended Bopomofo for Old Hmu & Ge
  • 099: a historical early form Bopomofo symbol (equals to uni311C)

And I am also bothered with the bopomofo tone marks.

Since some stupid Unicode historical reason, they are separated in many different categories and subCatogeries. And some of them are also shared with Latin scripts (lagacy).
So they always be shown in a chaos order in Font View.

<glyph unicode="02C9" name="firsttonechinese" category="Mark" subCategory="Modifier" production="uni02C9" description="MODIFIER LETTER MACRON" />
<glyph unicode="02CA" name="secondtonechinese" category="Mark" subCategory="Modifier" production="uni02CA" description="MODIFIER LETTER ACUTE ACCENT" />
<glyph unicode="02C7" name="caron" sortName="as014" decompose="caroncomb" category="Mark" subCategory="Spacing" description="CARON" />
<glyph unicode="02CB" name="fourthtonechinese" category="Mark" subCategory="Modifier" production="uni02CB" description="MODIFIER LETTER GRAVE ACCENT" />
<glyph unicode="02D9" name="dotaccent" sortName="as002" decompose="dotaccentcomb" category="Mark" subCategory="Spacing" description="DOT ABOVE" />
<glyph unicode="02EA" name="indepartingtonemod" category="Symbol" subCategory="Modifier" production="uni02EA" description="MODIFIER LETTER YIN DEPARTING TONE MARK" />
<glyph unicode="02EB" name="yangdepartingtone" category="Symbol" subCategory="Modifier" production="uni02EB" description="MODIFIER LETTER YANG DEPARTING TONE MARK" />

Can they be set in a same category and a reasonable sortName?
For example,

<glyph unicode="02C9" name="firsttonechinese" sortName="astone1" category="Mark" subCategory="Modifier" production="uni02C9" description="MODIFIER LETTER MACRON" />
<glyph unicode="02CA" name="secondtonechinese" sortName="astone2" category="Mark" subCategory="Modifier" production="uni02CA" description="MODIFIER LETTER ACUTE ACCENT" />
<glyph unicode="02C7" name="caron" sortName="as014" sortName="astone3" decompose="caroncomb" category="Mark" subCategory="Modifier" description="CARON" />
<glyph unicode="02CB" name="fourthtonechinese" sortName="astone4" category="Mark" subCategory="Modifier" production="uni02CB" description="MODIFIER LETTER GRAVE ACCENT" />
<glyph unicode="02D9" name="dotaccent" sortName="astone5" sortName="as002" decompose="dotaccentcomb" category="Mark" subCategory="Modifier" description="DOT ABOVE" />
<glyph unicode="02EA" name="imkhitone" sortName="astone6" category="Mark" subCategory="Modifier" production="uni02EA" description="MODIFIER LETTER YIN DEPARTING TONE MARK" />
<glyph unicode="02EB" name="iongkhitone" sortName="astone7" category="Mark" subCategory="Modifier" production="uni02EB" description="MODIFIER LETTER YANG DEPARTING TONE MARK" />
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Thank you for your input. Do you have a ready XML for Bopomofo?

Yes, the XML data had some trouble and cannot be shown.
I’ve fixed my post already.

Finding a good order for the “latin” tone mark will be difficult. because in a different context, they might need a different ordering.

In current order, if I want to make tone mark glyphs for Bopomofo and Taiwanese Romanization System ( Tâi-uân Lô-má-jī Phing-im Hong-àn - Wikipedia ), Bopomofo tone marks will be separated in 3 area (uni02D9 and yellow ones).

Now I have new idea that keep uni02D9 & uni02C7 settings and change another glyphs only.

<glyph unicode="02D9" name="dotaccent" sortName="as002" decompose="dotaccentcomb" category="Mark" subCategory="Spacing" description="DOT ABOVE" />
<glyph unicode="02C9" name="firsttonechinese" sortName="as012" category="Mark" subCategory="Spacing" production="uni02C9" description="MODIFIER LETTER MACRON" />
<glyph unicode="02CA" name="secondtonechinese" sortName="as013" category="Mark" subCategory="Spacing" production="uni02CA" description="MODIFIER LETTER ACUTE ACCENT" />
<glyph unicode="02C7" name="caron" sortName="as014" decompose="caroncomb" category="Mark" subCategory="Spacing" description="CARON" />
<glyph unicode="02CB" name="fourthtonechinese" sortName="as015" category="Mark" subCategory="Spacing" production="uni02CB" description="MODIFIER LETTER GRAVE ACCENT" />
<glyph unicode="02EA" name="thirdtoneminnan" sortName="as016" category="Mark" subCategory="Spacing" production="uni02EA" description="MODIFIER LETTER YIN DEPARTING TONE MARK" />
<glyph unicode="02EB" name="senventhtoneminnan" sortName="as017" category="Mark" subCategory="Spacing" production="uni02EB" description="MODIFIER LETTER YANG DEPARTING TONE MARK" />

Looks better now.

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