Script_extension Property of U+0310 Combining Candrabindu

2019-04-18 Thread Richard Wordingham via Unicode
Is there any reason why U+0310 COMBINING CANDRABINDU has scx=Inherited rather than scx=Latn? The only language I've seen the character used in is Sanskrit, and the only script I've seen it in is the Latin script. Richard.

Re: Script_extension Property of U+0310 Combining Candrabindu

2019-04-18 Thread James Kass via Unicode
The Guara Times font maps Cyrillic letters (Л,л,М,м) with chandrabindus in the P.U.A. of the font.  This can be done without the P.U.A. using U+0310:  Л̐,л̐,М̐,м̐ http://www.chakra.lv/blog/2016/10/19/transliterating-sanskrit-into-russian/ On 2019-04-18 7:59 PM, Richard Wordingham via

Re: Script_extension Property of U+0310 Combining Candrabindu

2019-04-18 Thread Marius Spix via Unicode
The Wikipedia page states, U+0310 is a general-purpose combining diacritical mark. I would treat it similar like U+0308 (COMBINING DIAERESIS) or U+030C (COMBINING CARON), which are both characters with multiple names and different meanings depending on the script and the language. The main benefit

Re: Script_extension Property of U+0310 Combining Candrabindu

2019-04-18 Thread Richard Wordingham via Unicode
On Fri, 19 Apr 2019 01:52:15 +0200 Marius Spix via Unicode wrote: > The Wikipedia page states, U+0310 is a general-purpose combining > diacritical mark. I would treat it similar like U+0308 (COMBINING > DIAERESIS) or U+030C (COMBINING CARON), which are both characters with > multiple names and

Latin Script Danda

2019-04-18 Thread Richard Wordingham via Unicode
Which character should one use for a danda in the Latin script? I believed normal usage is to use U+0964 DEVANAGARI DANDA, but for some reason its script extension property does not include the Latin script. Richard.