RE: Bengali: variants of same conjunct

From: Michael Kaplan (Trigeminal Inc.) (v-michka@microsoft.com)
Date: Wed Jun 21 2000 - 16:07:59 EDT


Thus far it is something that has been implemented in the fonts, rather than
anywhere else.... for example there are several ligatures in Tamil that will
display one way with the Latha font and the other way with Monotype Tamil
Arial (the way set out in Unicode 3.0 is done in the latter).

Thus since people who write the language sent both, they have a not entirely
satisfying workaround.... specify different fonts for different parts of the
document.

Michael

> ----------
> From: Christopher John Fynn[SMTP:cfynn@dircon.co.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 11:17 AM
> To: Unicode List
> Cc: Arijit Upadhyay
> Subject: Re: Bengali: variants of same conjunct
>
> This is something which I think needs to be *specified* in the standard.
> This is
> an instance where it should not be left up to implementers to invent their
> own
> character combinations to force one kind of ligature or another.
>
> - Chris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Arijit Upadhyay <arijit@ganashakti.co.in>
> To: Unicode List <unicode@unicode.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 5:37 PM
> Subject: Re: Bengali: variants of same conjunct
>
>
> > Thanks
> >
> > Everybod, now I am in possession of the replies and I find that you have
> > found it just right. The gif Abdul has put up is the exact thing I am
> > referring to.
> >
> > > http://www.btinternet.com/~abdulmalik/nyu.gif
> >
> > Now, if I cannot implement the available normal options and Abdul has
> > offered a number of options. What in your opinion would be the best
> > possible method to implement this type of variants in present scenario.
> > To be honest, I am basically a font/ web designer and just on the
> learning
> > of unicode enabliing of Indic fonts.
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > Arijit
> >
>



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