> There has also been a strong interest in > typography and Persian typography among these groups long before the > Web; e.g. TeX. Apparently they only do English, or, in case of TeX, math + English. Ask if they've heard of the ZWNJ? If they've ever sorted any Persian? If they know about the "yeh" problem? What their web page looks like? If they give a blank stare, they're not Persian Geeks.
> The problem may be one of advertising. I doubt, for example, that Anyone who is a Persian Geek (or potential Persian Geek) would have at some point or another done a google search for farsi/persian and would have run into this list immediately. However, a quick perusal of the archives would have scared them off in no time flat! > As for pinning hopes on Micro$oft, I think once the full support > for Persian is in place in the Open Source inventory, they will > "innovate" and provide it (if they think there is a marketing advantage). There are no signs of marketing advantages. M$ thinks (and who can blame them) that Arabic will do and whatever problems exist in Persian that don't exist in Persian don't matter. Don't take offense. Your comments are appreciated but there is a big difference in folks with Iranians in the computer industry and Persian geeks! -Connie _______________________________________________ PersianComputing mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sharif.edu/mailman/listinfo/persiancomputing
