Re: Unicode for Malayalam Language.

From: Cibu C.J. (cibu@miel.mot.com)
Date: Mon Oct 27 1997 - 06:33:59 EST


Dear John,

> > A number of essential glyphs used in the scripts of Malayalam
> > are missing from its code chart and its name table.(refer
> > http://www.unicode.org/Unicode.charts/normal/U0D00.html)
> >
> > Can those glyphs be included in the next version of the Unicode ?
>
> What are these glyphs? Conjuncts or base characters?
> If base characters can you describe them?
>
> We also intend to cover these missing characters if they are base
> characters in the draft ISO standard for translliteration of Indic
> scripts, now being developed by a separate ISO working group:
> ISO/TC46/SC2/WG8.
>
> Could you describe these characters, or send me a copy of any visual
> information by post?
>
> I'll also send you some information about our working groups in this
> area.
>

I have put my comments and visuals(.gif files) of the missing characters
(as I think) in an .html file -
http://members.tripod.com/~CibuCJ/malayalam/comments.html
Can you have a look at them ?

-Best Regards,
 Cibu

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