Re: Vertical scripts (was: Tategaki (was: Re: Updated...))

From: John Wilcock (john@tradoc.fr)
Date: Wed Jan 02 2002 - 06:45:58 EST


On Wed, 2 Jan 2002 11:27:02 +0100 , Marco Cimarosti wrote:
> Because all vertical scripts (CJK and Mongolian) can also be written
> horizontally, whereas modern right-to-left script cannot be written
> left-to-right.

All *known* vertical scripts! What happens if someone discovers a
hitherto-unknown vertical script that is never written horizontally?

John.

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