Re: [persiancomputing]Separating persian numbers with comma is incorrect (second e-mail)

2004-01-07 Thread Behdad Esfahbod
On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, AmirBehzad Eslami wrote: e-Greetings, Some people say that we should use comma , or U+066B, some other say: We Should Use 'Reh (U+0631)'. Who has said to use U+066B or U+0631 for that??? I think this is all your hallucination. The only character that should be used is

Re: [persiancomputing]Separating persian numbers with comma is incorrect (second e-mail)

2004-01-07 Thread Roozbeh Pournader
On Wed, 2004-01-07 at 16:32, Behdad Esfahbod wrote: [...] As you are not a Persian whatever expert, just go with my recommendation. period. ... or face the consequences if you wish to decide otherwise. nagoo nagoftim! ;) roozbeh ___

Re: [persiancomputing]Separating persian numbers with comma is incorrect (second e-mail)

2004-01-07 Thread C Bobroff
Behzad, You are a wonder with scanner and hi-liter! Thank you and good job!! I'll let you know when the museum exposition is ready for your perusal. (Certain others may like to note how promptly Behzad has sent that when I'm still waiting for printed wedding invitations, flyers, invoices, etc

Re: [persiancomputing]Separating persian numbers with comma is incorrect (second e-mail)

2004-01-07 Thread C Bobroff
On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, Behdad Esfahbod wrote: As a webmaster, I rather to use 'Reh', which consists with Web Usability Rules. Which Web Usability Rules?? Presumably he doesn't like the users to see a box or ??? or ,. The old font problem as usual! That is the source of all our problems!

Re: [persiancomputing]Separating persian numbers with comma is incorrect

2004-01-07 Thread C Bobroff
On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, Roozbeh Pournader wrote: Please quote the exact Persian text (in faargilisi if necessary). By the way, what is the difference between faargilisi and finglish? -Connie ___ PersianComputing mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [persiancomputing]Separating persian numbers with comma is incorrect

2004-01-07 Thread Roozbeh Pournader
On Wed, 2004-01-07 at 21:02, C Bobroff wrote: By the way, what is the difference between faargilisi and finglish? Personal preference, perhaps. BTW, some people say the second should be called Pinglish ;) roozbeh ___ PersianComputing mailing list

Re: [persiancomputing]Separating persian numbers with comma is incorrect (second e-mail)

2004-01-07 Thread Roozbeh Pournader
On Wed, 2004-01-07 at 20:55, C Bobroff wrote: (Certain others may like to note how promptly Behzad has sent that when I'm still waiting for printed wedding invitations, flyers, invoices, etc with the Arabic Yeh and Kaf for the other museum exhibit announced a long time ago) I'm worried

Re: [persiancomputing]Separating persian numbers with comma is incorrect

2004-01-07 Thread C Bobroff
On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, Behdad Esfahbod wrote: Historically (I see you are interested ;) snip Well, that's almost it. Yes, that is interesting! Let us know if there's more! -Connie ___ PersianComputing mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [persiancomputing]Separating persian numbers with comma is incorrect (second e-mail)

2004-01-07 Thread C Bobroff
On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, Roozbeh Pournader wrote: I tried to convince him to refine his work based on better references, but he didn't seem interested enough. OK, one whole person gave him feedback. told me. I have his email address, if you want to try it yourself. He happens to read his emails,

Re: [persiancomputing]Separating persian numbers with comma is incorrect

2004-01-06 Thread C Bobroff
On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, Roozbeh Pournader wrote: Reh is a workaround for the decimal separator (U+066B). This is the first time I'm seeing it recommended for a thousands separator. Perhaps due to English (American???) influence? Otherwise, Persian has borrowed punctuation from French where, in the

Re: [persiancomputing]Separating persian numbers with comma is incorrect

2004-01-05 Thread C Bobroff
As described in the book Nogh-teh GozAri (The official Persian Manual of Editing, Vol.5, Punctuaion Book) written by Mohammad-RezA Mohammadi-Far, page 460: It is not correct to use comma (,) or U+06CC to separate every group of thousands in numbers. Instead, the editor must use the Persian

Re: [persiancomputing]Separating persian numbers with comma is incorrect

2004-01-05 Thread Behnam
Behzad, I'm sure Mr. Mohammadi-Far has good reasons to suggest that. But in practical term, a comma in a Persian font will be designed according to that particular font face and it's esthetic requirements and thousands separator may look like persian Reh. But to use the actual code of Persian

Re: [persiancomputing]Separating persian numbers with comma is incorrect

2004-01-05 Thread Saber S
I think "Mr.Mohammadi Far" offered "Reh" forclassic typewriters, (what you've seen many timesin front ofcourthouses in Iran)I'm not sure, butI think it was hard (or impossible) to switch to English mode to write comma Left To Right. You know, for 1000 seperator you must use LTR comma and

Re: [persiancomputing]Separating persian numbers with comma is incorrect

2004-01-05 Thread Behdad Esfahbod
On Mon, 5 Jan 2004, AmirBehzad Eslami wrote: e-Greetings, I saw http://students.washington.edu/irina/persianword/format.htm, But a note: As described in the book Nogh-teh GozAri (The official Persian Manual of Editing, Vol.5, Punctuaion Book) written by Mohammad-RezA Mohammadi-Far, page