Re: logical order (and Tamil)

2002-07-29 Thread Peter_Constable
On 07/27/2002 01:17:38 PM "Michael \(michka\) Kaplan" wrote: >The incompatibility of Linear Tamil in its current form is not with Unicode, >technically; it is with the existing mechanisms of shaping engines used by >Apple, Microsoft, and others. I think you'll find that there is no incompatibil

Re: logical order (and Tamil)

2002-07-27 Thread Michael \(michka\) Kaplan
From: "Michael (michka) Kaplan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Yes, you are correct -- I misspoke here. I meant character properties. I meant *glyph* properties. Oops! The incompatibility of Linear Tamil in its current form is not with Unicode, technically; it is with the existing mechanisms of shaping

Re: logical order (and Tamil)

2002-07-26 Thread Michael \(michka\) Kaplan
From: "Kenneth Whistler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > So I would like to get a clarification of MichKa's claim that: > > > Sinnathurai Srivas is a member of INFITT's WG02 (Working Group 02, Unicode > > Tamil) who has been long advocating changes to Unicode Tamil that would be > > done in a "linear" mann

Re: logical order (and Tamil)

2002-07-26 Thread Kenneth Whistler
Ummm. Logical order, visual order, aural order, phonemic order, linear order... We are in danger of losing track of the ground we stand on. Logical order versus visual order, in the Unicode Standard, refers to the relationship between backing store order and display order. The main issue is for b