das wrote: > On Tue, 2007-05-08 at 14:43 -0400, Golam Mortuza Hossain wrote: > >> Since, usability is the main issue, I also agree with Deepayan on >> relocation >> >> of 'hasant'. [ \ ] intuitaviely resembles more like actual hasanta >> than >> current [ / ]. >> >> > > This point has occurred to me too, time and again. If [\] does anything, > that should be 'hasanta'. But there is a problem. While typing, all the > more used things should always be within the three main rows. Use of > 'hasanta' is not at all that common in modern Bangla, but the other job > that is done by [/] now is conjoining, and that is pretty common, almost > once every word in average, or even more than that. And moving just the > little finger of the right hand helps in keeping up the speed, that will > not be true for [\], every time for a conjoined letter right palm will > get physically moved, when the bases of both the palms are fixed on the > table, that is the natural position of the palms, and the healthy one > for typing for long periods of time (ergonomic too). By just stretching > the right little finger you cannot get [\]. You have to move it. This is > true for both the keyboards I use, the TVS-Gold (it is a quite reputed > one) and even the cramped keyboard of the Acer Aspire 3002 laptop. So, I > think it will be true for any keyboard. This speed thing is so very > important for the heavy bulk Bangla writers. So, I think, in no way it > will be prudent at all to give the conjoining function to the [\] key. > I absolutely support Dipankarda's views here about the "hasanta". Moving it to "\" is an inconvenient way of writing conjuncts.
Secondly, about DS' query regarding (in)frequent usage of ZWJ: Sayam's blog entry regarding the matter is pretty much conclusive http://sayamindu.randomink.org/ramblings/2007/04/09/ra-japhala-in-bengali-bn-and-unicode-50/ Unicode rules prescribe the usage of ZWJ (and not ZWNJ) for writing ra-japhala. <quote-from-blog/book> ” …Unicode Standard adopts the convention of placing the character U+200D ZWJ immediately after the ra to obtain the ra-yaphaala…” </quote-from-blog/book> Since ZWNJ is also used by Uniscribe's older versions perhaps the following scheme can be adopted to keep both on non-shift keys: [`] ZWJ [\] ZWNJ regards Runa ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
