> > By the way, I just visited the BBC Persian site. In one article they were
> > using the Arabic Kaf and in another the Persian Keheh.
>
> It should be called the Persian Kaf. Keheh is just a random identifier,
> but the best available since it's the Unicode name. So, either "Persian
> Kaf" or "K
On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 10:02, C Bobroff wrote:
> By the way, I just visited the BBC Persian site. In one article they were
> using the Arabic Kaf and in another the Persian Keheh.
It should be called the Persian Kaf. Keheh is just a random identifier,
but the best available since it's the Unicode n
> You know, everybody who's caring and sane enough to proofread, makes
> sure these don't appear on paper (or sometimes on the computer screen),
> but again, not all of these people care what it is that's stored in
> their computers.
On the other hand, how much time it looks like they put into the
On Tue, 2003-08-26 at 09:50, C Bobroff wrote:
> Just don't tell me the calligraphers have also joined the band-wagon and
> are now putting the dots!
Fortunately they're not.
You know, everybody who's caring and sane enough to proofread, makes
sure these don't appear on paper (or sometimes on the
> They do get under the skin, yes, but it's a little worse than that if
> you start seeing the two little dots everyday on announcements,
> printouts, ads, ... It will get to your {maghz-e ostekhaan}.
Oh dear! You sound like an advanced case. I will schedule you for a
bone-marrow transplant right
On Sun, 2003-08-24 at 22:16, C Bobroff wrote:
> But then once you do notice,
> then you REALLY notice. Those two little dots get under your skin and it
> starts to fester. You start to ONLY see the dots and the rest of the
> content becomes a blur. Insanity is imminent. The only solution: Immediate
> Behdad's Law: Connie is an optimist.
If you please! You need to trust Mr. Connie Genius on this one and keep
the faith. This is just a case of public awareness. As long as you don't
notice those dots, everything is blissful. Maybe they are just stray
marks? Maybe your screen just needs cleaning?
Behdad's Law: Connie is an optimist.
On Fri, 22 Aug 2003, C Bobroff wrote:
> > What should we do about this?
> Go stand up on your roof and shout:
> "The fonts have been repaired! It's now ok to use Arabic Letter Farsi Yeh
> U+06CC!!"
>
> But as far as I know, BBC has never been one of the offe
> I don't like it. I wasn't challenging you. 'Was challenging the silent
> lurkers.
Oops! I just couldn't stop myself...was on a roll!
-Connie
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On Sat, 2003-08-23 at 03:31, C Bobroff wrote:
> OK, I took up your challenge and just emailed Yahoo. Don't blame me when
> we discover they've replaced Arabic Yeh with CYRILLIC LETTER YA U+042F!
I don't like it. I wasn't challenging you. 'Was challenging the silent
lurkers.
roozbeh
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> If you use Yahoo Messenger and care about Persian Yeh support, do it
> yourself. If you don't, somebody who cares will do so eventually. If
> nobody does so, it means nobody cares.
OK, I took up your challenge and just emailed Yahoo. Don't blame me when
we discover they've replaced Arabic Yeh wi
On Sat, 2003-08-23 at 02:06, C Bobroff wrote:
> Oh, I forgot to mention to Ali earlier that Yahoo messenger (and others?)
> also has the Arabic Yeh problem. Those people maybe should be contacted as
> they may not have representation among the silent lurkers and not know
> there's a problem. Note,
> Well, thank the original designers of ISIRI 2901:1994.
Thank you!
Hey, is there any chance Behnam can be coaxed into making a transliterated
keyboard based on the English layout? Not for me personally, mind you. It
appears to be a highly sought after accessory and I keep getting
inquiries. Behna
On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 21:49, C Bobroff wrote:
> By the way, this is yet another reason I offer up thanks to Roozbeh,
> Behnam (and others) for the new Persian keyboard as the Arabic Yeh is
> only a convenient Shift key away and makes for much more fruitful Google
> searches!
Well, thank the origin
> What should we do about this?
Go stand up on your roof and shout:
"The fonts have been repaired! It's now ok to use Arabic Letter Farsi Yeh
U+06CC!!"
But as far as I know, BBC has never been one of the offenders although I'm
too lazy at the moment to check that and the other site mentioned
ear
C Bobroff wrote:
By the way, this is yet another reason I offer up thanks to Roozbeh,
Behnam (and others) for the new Persian keyboard as the Arabic Yeh is
only a convenient Shift key away and makes for much more fruitful Google
searches!
But it seems some big Persian sites do not have or use
> ... so many
> sites are using wrong characters. It certainly affects the search
> engines.
Hehe. The humans don't seem to notice but the search engines balk. Seems
like it should be the reverse!
By the way, this is yet another reason I offer up thanks to Roozbeh,
Behnam (and others) for the new
Hi,
I happened to check the new IRNA site (www.irna.com) and noticed that
they are using Unicode, which is a step forward for them. But I also
noticed they are using Arabic Letter Yeh or Arabic Letter Alef Maqsura
instead of Farsi Yeh. Can we do something about it? It is very bad that,
althoug
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