Re: in the NEW YORK TIMES today, report of a USA patent for a method to make the Arabic language easier to read/write/typeset

[Martin Heijdra]

It's not new in the Arabic world either; the 1920 saw many attempts to
"rationalize" Arabic writing, to get rid of the connectedness etc. For an
historical overview, see:

      Author/Artist: Hamm, Roberto, 1939-
      Title: Pour une typographie arabe : contribution technique � la
d�mocratisation de la culture arabe / Roberto Hamm.
      Published/Created: Paris (1-3, rue Feutrier, 75018) : Sindbad, 1975.
      Physical Description: 193 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.


Martin Heijdra