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Thomas Milo wrote: > Rick, > > It was me who submitted the report on the incorrect glyphs for Koran > characters. I proposed to Asmus to change them in the DecoType Naskh > used for printing the Unicode Standard according to the > specifications of what is known as the 1924 Cairo codex. I therefore > provided a complete, annotated scan of the supplement of this first > authorized typeset Koran, where these new characters are introduced > and explained to an Arab public. The full text can be downloaded from > here: > > www.decotype.com/publications/Cairo_Monday-13_January_1919.pdf > > t > > > Rick McGowan wrote: >> The Unicode Technical Committee has posted two new issues for public >> review and comment. Details are on the following web page: >> >> http://www.unicode.org/review/ >> >> Review periods for the new items close on August 9, 2005. >> >> Please see the page for links to discussion and relevant documents. >> Briefly, the new issues are: >> >> 73 Representative Glyphs for Arabic Characters U+06DF, U+06E0, and >> U+06E1 >> >> The representative glyphs for several Arabic characters used to >> annotate the Koran have been reported as being possibly incorrect. >> The UTC has tentatively decided to revise them as explained in the >> accompanying document. The UTC invites anyone knowledgeable in their >> use to provide additional information or recommendations. >> >> >> If you have comments for official UTC consideration, please post them >> by submitting your comments through our feedback & reporting page: >> >> http://www.unicode.org/reporting.html
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