Re: Kannada query

From: John Cowan (cowan@locke.ccil.org)
Date: Tue Aug 04 1998 - 15:29:44 EDT


John Clews wrote:

> > Since l_macr-b is obsolete in Kannada, has the sign been given
> > a new value?

Unicode is intended to handle both obsolete and current letterforms,
since obsolete forms are often wanted for scholarly purposes.
Note the Latin letters HWAIR and KRA for examples.

-- 
John Cowan	http://www.ccil.org/~cowan		cowan@ccil.org
	You tollerday donsk?  N.  You tolkatiff scowegian?  Nn.
	You spigotty anglease?  Nnn.  You phonio saxo?  Nnnn.
		Clear all so!  'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)



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