On 4/26/07, Deepayan Sarkar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 4/25/07, S M Mahbub Murshed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > How'bout ` character? Its not used frequently.
>
> I think this is a better option ("_" may not be used in Bengali, but
> it's the GNOME shortcut indicator). While we're at it, I would also
> like to see "&" freed up (as it's the KDE shortcut indicator, but
> maybe that's not feasible).
>
> BTW, why is hasanta "/" and not "\" ?
>
> > Similar issue can be raised for ZWJ as well.
>
> ZWJ is no longer of any use (it was only used for khanda ta; Bengali
> doesn't have the concept of half-consonants, no matter what some
> people think). It should be removed if it was there.
>Apparently ZWJ is the recommended way to write Ra-e Jafala - see my blog post at http://sayamindu.randomink.org/ramblings/2007/04/09/ra-japhala-in-bengali-bn-and-unicode-50/ for more details. -sdg- -- Sayamindu Dasgupta [http://sayamindu.randomink.org/ramblings] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bengalinux-core mailing list Bengalinux-core@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bengalinux-core
