Salaam Mohammed, > I would please ask you to at least read the point > about Normalization of > the Qur'an text in this post carefully and comment > on it.
I can think of alternative ways of doing the normalization you referred to. A more intelligent algorithm could detect alef_maksura+superscript_alif and other similar sequences and normalize them accordingly. Such intelligent algorithms are necessary in Arabic Quran searching anyways; for instance in order to detect instances of the word "Allah" in various grammatical contexts without including words such as "allahumma" (refer to Abdulbaki's Quran index). We have sent each other tens of emails already regarding this superscript alef issue and we do not seem to agree on it. If I had the time right now I could discuss this dagger alef issue with you further, but unfortunately I do not. That is why I am not able to respond to the points you make in your last email. Insha'Allah in time our differences may resolve. But at this time I will suggest you that if you wish to submit a proposal for a new dagger alef codepoint please do it as a seperate proposal. This way we jointly propose on items that we agree on, and submit seperate proposals for items that we do not agree on. It is better than seperately submitting two different proposals. If you wish to get familiar with the process of submitting a proposal to Unicode, we can submit the joint proposal first so that you gain that experience. And afterwards if you wish you can submit your dagger alef proposal since you will already know the details of submitting a proposal. As I am telling you, unfortunately I won't be able to allocate more time in the near future for discussing the dagger alef issue with you. We may return to it at a later date when I have more time. Please respond to us regarding your decision. Kind regards, Mete _______________________________________________ General mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.arabeyes.org/mailman/listinfo/general
