Re: Persian developers (was Re: Detecting installed fonts in

From: Bob Hallissy (bob_hallissy@sil.org)
Date: Wed Jul 12 2000 - 10:44:10 EDT


       Of these, only U+06A9 exists in the Windows CP1256, as can be
       demonstrated by using MultiByteToWideChar() API or by reading
       ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/WINDOWS/CP
       1256.TXT

       Bob Hallissy

       [As an interesting aside, the WideCharToMultiByte() API maps
       both U+06CC (FARSI YEH) and U+064A (YEH) to Windows character
       code 237 (xED). ]

       From: <roozbeh@sina.sharif.ac.ir> AT Internet on 12-07-2000
             11:53

       To: <unicode@unicode.org> AT Internet@Ccmail
       cc: <unicode@unicode.org> AT Internet@Ccmail (bcc: Bob
             Hallissy/IntlAdmin/WCT)

       Subject: Re: Persian developers (was Re: Detecting installed
             fonts in


       On Wed, 12 Jul 2000, Michael (michka) Kaplan wrote:

> One thing they do is use the LATEST cp 1256, which includes
       the Farsi > characters, so the hacks are not needed.... and
       then they would not have to > move to Unicode, actually. I ran
       across several localizers who were willing > to produce files
       in three formats:

       Would you please give me a link to the conversion table from
       the latest CP1256? The version I saw on the Unicode web site
       lacks:

       U+066B ARABIC DECIMAL SEPARATOR
       U+06A9 ARABIC LETTER KEHEH
       U+06C0 ARABIC LETTER HEH WITH YEH ABOVE
       U+06CC ARABIC LETTER FARSI YEH

       which are needed for Persian.

       --roozbeh



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