On 07/29/2002 05:13:34 AM "Sinnathurai Srivas" wrote:
>Having considered the above, my estimate is (this is a figure plugged out of >the sky) it will take 15 years for mobilephones to support rendering of all >languages simultaniously. As Roozbeh mentioned, you probably don't need mobile phones that support rendering of all languages simultaneously, but can probably manage with phones that do just those that your users need. As for mobilephone handling complex rendering, I know that implementations do exist for Arabic; I can't imagine why implementations couldn't be done for (non-"linear") Tamil. This shouldn't be seen as a reason for script reform, therefore. (Srivas has already pointed out that the reform is being considered for reasons other than technology limitations, so this is just a passing comment.) - Peter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Constable Non-Roman Script Initiative, SIL International 7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd., Dallas, TX 75236, USA Tel: +1 972 708 7485 E-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
