Re: The New Alef

2005-02-25 Thread Connie Bobroff
Quoting Behdad Esfahbod [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://bamdad.org/~roozbeh/alef.jpg Smart! That can be useful in hex numbers written in Arabic script too. Indeed they want it to look like one letter, and don't want the Alef to be read as 1. Smart indeed! Put this on the list of

Re: The New Alef

2005-02-24 Thread Behdad Esfahbod
On Wed, 23 Feb 2005, Roozbeh Pournader wrote: There has been a new Alef around for quite a while. For those who don't live in Iran or haven't seen it yet for any reasons, a photo is available at: http://bamdad.org/~roozbeh/alef.jpg Smart! That can be useful in hex numbers written

The New Alef

2005-02-23 Thread Roozbeh Pournader
There has been a new Alef around for quite a while. For those who don't live in Iran or haven't seen it yet for any reasons, a photo is available at: http://bamdad.org/~roozbeh/alef.jpg It's used on car plates, but the exact usage is disputed among a few friends of mine. roozbeh

Re: The New Alef

2005-02-23 Thread Connie Bobroff
Quoting Roozbeh Pournader [EMAIL PROTECTED]: There has been a new Alef around for quite a while. Why do you say new? Alef is always written out that way as in numbered lists, 1 2 3 alif b j etc -Connie ___ PersianComputing mailing list

Re: The New Alef

2005-02-23 Thread Roozbeh Pournader
On Wed, 2005-02-23 at 07:57 -0600, Connie Bobroff wrote: Quoting Roozbeh Pournader [EMAIL PROTECTED]: There has been a new Alef around for quite a while. Why do you say new? Alef is always written out that way as in numbered lists, Umm..., because they connect the Alef to the Lam

Re: The New Alef

2005-02-23 Thread Ali A. Khanban
Roozbeh Pournader wrote: On Wed, 2005-02-23 at 07:57 -0600, Connie Bobroff wrote: Quoting Roozbeh Pournader [EMAIL PROTECTED]: There has been a new Alef around for quite a while. Why do you say new? Alef is always written out that way as in numbered lists, Umm..., because