RE: Linguistic Diversity and National Unity: Language Ecology in Thailand

2003-11-18 Thread Peter Constable
to be continuing, though this is still relatively small, and it's mainly a cultural-pride matter (e.g. nobody's suggesting Lanna script should be taught in the schools rather than Thai script). Peter Peter Constable Globalization Infrastructure and Font Technologies Microsoft Windows Division

RE: Definitions

2003-11-18 Thread Peter Constable
, there is nothing non-conformant about processes that convert abc into ABC or day into jour as long as they are doing what their owners claim they are doing. Peter Peter Constable Globalization Infrastructure and Font Technologies Microsoft Windows Division

RE: Definitions

2003-11-18 Thread Peter Constable
. So, if an application claims to only interpret U+26A0, we might take this as kind of a warning sign that the application is fairly useless, eh? So, we need to decide: are we going to debate what follows the letter of the conformance laws, or what is useful? Peter Peter Constable

[offline] RE: [hebrew] Re: Hebrew composition model, with cantillation marks

2003-11-06 Thread Peter Constable
While I might have added this thread yesterday, I trust you believe that I am attempting to get Hebrew-specific stuff onto the Hebrew list, and trying to kill the kind of rambling threads that have been going on, which I consider fruitless and find very annoying. Peter -Original

list etiquette (was RE: Merging combining classes, was: New contribution N2676)

2003-11-06 Thread Peter Constable
back to the Unicode list. When this happens, I think it would be a courtesy to actively steer the discussion back to the Hebrew list by sending your replies there. Peter Peter Constable Globalization Infrastructure and Font Technologies Microsoft Windows Division -Original Message

RE: [hebrew] Re: Hebrew composition model, with cantillation marks

2003-11-06 Thread Peter Constable
But we Hebrew experts want our proposals to be reviewed in advance by UTC members and others who understand the broad scope of Unicode... There have been several such people subscribed to the Hebrew list. Rambling verbose discussions are making some of them leave however. Peter Peter

RE: Merging combining classes, was: New contribution N2676

2003-11-05 Thread Peter Constable
character representation, no matter what other coded character representations it may interpret. Peter Peter Constable Globalization Infrastructure and Font Technologies Microsoft Windows Division

RE: Encoding Tamil SRI

2003-11-05 Thread Peter Constable
sequence would have distinct appearances (see attached file), and would consistute distinct spellings. The second cannot be evaluated without knowing what they intend 0BB6 to be. Peter Peter Constable Globalization Infrastructure and Font Technologies Microsoft Windows Division attachment

RE: [hebrew] Re: Hebrew composition model, with cantillation marks

2003-10-31 Thread Peter Constable
Folks, we should not be cross-posting on these threads. The Hebrew list was created to get these long Hebrew threads off the Unicode list; I think they should stay there. Peter Peter Constable Globalization Infrastructure and Font Technologies Microsoft Windows Division

RE: Merging combining classes, was: New contribution N2676

2003-10-27 Thread Peter Constable
macron, combining diaeresis, ... and ..., combining diaeresis, combining macron, ... are both in canonical order and *not* canonically equivalent. Peter Peter Constable Globalization Infrastructure and Font Technologies Microsoft Windows Division

RE: Abkhaz letters

2003-10-24 Thread Peter Constable
forms of the l and n with soft sign ligatures. Looks like a very helpful doc. Provides details on characters some of my former SIL colleagues in that part of the world had told me about but had not been able to come up with supporting info on. Peter Peter Constable Globalization Infrastructure

RE: Abkhaz letters

2003-10-23 Thread Peter Constable
that it is a variant of 01B7. But that is Latin text, not Cyrillic. Peter Peter Constable Globalization Infrastructure and Font Technologies Microsoft Windows Division

RE: Beyond 17 planes, was: Java char and Unicode 3.0+

2003-10-17 Thread Peter Constable
much the same thing when the very same topic was discussed (to an equally fruitless end) about 5 years ago. Peter Peter Constable Globalization Infrastructure and Font Technologies Microsoft Windows Division

RE: Beyond 17 planes, was: Java char and Unicode 3.0+

2003-10-17 Thread Peter Constable
implementations -- for Office or anything else. (They have been used by MS in *non-OT* solutions to various problems). Peter Peter Constable Globalization Infrastructure and Font Technologies Microsoft Windows Division

RE: Klingons and their allies - Beyond 17 planes

2003-10-17 Thread Peter Constable
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jill Ramonsky The fact is that Klingon language publications, by and large, use the Romanized transcription presented in The Klingon Dictionary. This is arguably a chicken-and-egg situation Not it's not. People have been

RE: Klingons and their allies - Beyond 17 planes

2003-10-17 Thread Peter Constable
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark E. Shoulson Doesn't *everyting* take time from other proposals? You mean, discussions like this? Peter Peter Constable Globalization Infrastructure and Font Technologies Microsoft Windows

RE: Canonical equivalence in rendering: mandatory or recommended?

2003-10-16 Thread Peter Constable
* it gets touched, *is* a performance issue. Peter Peter Constable Globalization Infrastructure and Font Technologies Microsoft Windows Division

RE: Canonical equivalence in rendering: mandatory or recommended?

2003-10-16 Thread Peter Constable
the rendering system. Peter Peter Constable Globalization Infrastructure and Font Technologies Microsoft Windows Division

RE: Canonical equivalence in rendering: mandatory or recommended?

2003-10-16 Thread Peter Constable
be up to a calling application, not the rendering engine. Peter Peter Constable Globalization Infrastructure and Font Technologies Microsoft Windows Division

RE: Macintosh Keyboard Layout Creator

2003-10-07 Thread Peter Constable
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am looking for a Keyboard Layout Creator for Roman Unicode Character for Mac OS X. Can anyone suggest me? You can find some relevant info at

RE: Unicode Hebrew proposal: nomenclature..

2003-10-03 Thread Peter Constable
HEBREW SIMPLE ATNACH, perhaps? Peter Peter Constable Globalization Infrastructure and Font Technologies Microsoft Windows Division

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