From: Andy White (Andy__White@btinternet.com)
Date: Wed Mar 05 2003 - 14:55:22 EST
Michael Everson wrote:
[...]
> > > RA + VIRAMA + ZWJ + YA (this is the reph-ya)
> > > RA + VIRAMA + YA (this is the ra-yaphalaa)
[...]
> >... in the
> >Indic OpenType secifications, you will see that a
> >Ra+Virama is recognised as reph before any other processing
> is applied.
[...]
> If this is the case (and one would like corroboration) then simply
> reverse the two. The solution is the same.
Once a botch is implemented then others will sure follow. Replacing you
original botch with yet another will make the encoding model into
nothing other than a hack. Seeing as "one would like corroboration",
there seems is no point in me wasting time by going into details.
IMHO, TUS needs solid rules; Exceptions, hacks, patches, or workarounds
should definitely be avoided wherever possible. (If you care to look
back in the mailing list archives a few years, you will see that the
"a+Virama+Ya+aa" kludge was originally proposed as a workaround due to
the lack of a separate encoded letter)
Andy
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