Re: Putting Unicode to Work

From: Peter Kirk (peter.r.kirk@ntlworld.com)
Date: Fri Jul 18 2003 - 07:36:10 EDT

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    On 17/07/2003 18:36, djinn wrote:

    > Although some list members may already be aware of these pages,
    > because there are still very few web sites today that present text
    > using a variety of Unicode ranges for purposes other than 'display
    > testing', I thought the entire list should know about the "Unicode"
    > pages on the Hot Peach Pages/EarthWords site:
    >
    > 1. Languages A to I (http://www.hotpeachpages.net/lang/indexu.html)
    > 2. Languages J to Z (http://www.hotpeachpages.net/lang/index2u.html)
    > 3. Quick definition of DV (http://www.hotpeachpages.net/lang/defnu.html)
    >
    > (There is also an information page about how to 'access' Unicode at
    > http://www.hotpeachpages.net/a/characters.html.)
    >
    > This non-profit web site was intended as an international resource
    > from its inception, and has recently incorporated "Unicode" in order
    > to further that goal. Of the millions of web sites on the internet, it
    > may in fact be 'the' one that currently makes the most use of Unicode
    > ranges in furtherance of 'non-whimsical', 'non-technical' purposes.
    >
    > Any suggestions for improvement would be welcomed.
    >
    >
    >
    The Hebrew pages here are inadequate as a text of Unicode as they
    consist of only unpointed modern Hebrew. For a much fuller test of
    Hebrew support including vowels, cantillation marks etc, see
    http://www.mechon-mamre.org/c/ct/c0101.htm (see also
    http://www.mechon-mamre.org), and Genesis chapter 1 if you need a
    translation. Probably none of the nasty vowel combinations we were
    looking at on this page, I haven't checked what this site does about
    them in passages where they do occur.

    -- 
    Peter Kirk
    peter.r.kirk@ntlworld.com
    http://web.onetel.net.uk/~peterkirk/
    


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