Salaam Abdulhaq, When you say advanced encoding and primitive encoding, are you referring to an Arabic language and grammar aware high level encoding, and a Unicode-based graphemic encoding respectively? As far as Unicode is concerned only script-based encoding can be done. We can strive to make this script-based encoding graphemically as consistent as possible. Any higher level Arabic grammar-aware encoding as I have suggested before should be done with a markup language such as XML, not at the character encoding level. Inventing our own Arabic language-specific character encoding model outside of Unicode is simply not pragmatic nor do I think it is theoratically better than using XML to capture Arabic *language*-specific semantic over Arabic *script*-specific Unicode text. Unicode is the unquestioned standard for character encoding that enjoys tremendous support from both corporate and governmental organizations worldwide. Straying away from Unicode is not a wise choice.
Kind regards, Mete ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Abdulhaq Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: General Arabization Discussion <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 10:47:48 +0100 >It seems to me that two encodings would be useful: > >Advanced Encoding: suitable for the future, incorporating the best of the >encoding ideas floated here, which assumes a powerful renderer such as >OpenType. > >Primitive Encoding: works with truetype and bitmap fonts, uses composite >glyphs whenever and wherever necessary, as many as required for the most >basic environment such as the console, pda etc. > >Both encodings will need some extension to the current Unicode map. > >A simple piece of software will convert from the Advanced Encoding (AE) to the >Primitive Encoding (PE) though will not be required if using OpenType. > >I think, Meor, that you know better than anyone else what is required for the >Primitive Encoding (PE). Why not just tell us what is required and invent a >series of codepoints that will set a de facto standard. In the meantime we >can work on the AE. > >wassalaam >abdulhaq > >> Ok, now for my suggestion. Seems that we have a few opinion. So, I >> would suggest anyone who really would like to get this going, to >> create a complete document , basically recomendation on how the quran >> should be encoded. Then, I can encode the quran the mention in that >> specification (I think this process wont take long. Maybe 1/2 to 1 >> hour of my time, assuming the there is mistake in the current file) >> Seriously, this won't take much of my time , since most of the >> encoding process is automated . Then, we can work on testing the file >> against the targeted technologies, such as windows, linux, console, >> pda etc. After this have been tested, maybe then we can have a >> consensus agreement among us, on which method is the way to go, or it >> might be a combination of the specification, who knows. >> > > -- Mete Kural Touchtone Corporation 714-755-2810 --
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