From: Brian Wilson (bountonw@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Jul 09 2007 - 10:22:27 CDT
Philippe,
The problem of using any x or cross is that the vowels will not attach to
it.
Brian Wilson
-----Original Message-----
From: Philippe Verdy [mailto:verdy_p@wanadoo.fr]
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 6:21 AM
To: 'Brian Wilson'; 'Anousak Souphavanh'
Cc: unicode@unicode.org
Subject: RE: Phetsarat font, Lao unicode
Is it really a Latin "x" (i.e. with serifs, and possible capitalization?) I
think it looks more like a symbol, like the multiplication sign "×",
possibly larger, andwith the two strokes forming the diagonals of a perfect
square, similar in spirit to the dotted circle symbol used in Unicode
charts).
Currently, Unicode does not formally have a common code for denoting a base
letter placeholder. If it existed, then it would just have to look like a
dotted circle for Common diacritics, and possibly here as a cross with Lao
vowels. But anyway, such cross symbols could be used as well as the
placeholder in Latin notations, and Lao could use the dotted circle as well.
So why not using one of the existing cross symbols instead of an "x" which
may not look correct with Lao vowels, due to its possible serifs, possible
variable angle of the two strokes (not perfect square), possible variable
weight, possible rounded strokes (and additional internal loops in
handwritten styles), and possible junctions in cursive forms?
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : unicode-bounce@unicode.org [mailto:unicode-bounce@unicode.org] De la
> part de Brian Wilson
> Envoyé : mardi 3 juillet 2007 06:17
> À : 'Anousak Souphavanh'
> Cc : unicode@unicode.org
> Objet : Phetsarat font, Lao unicode
>
> Dear Anousak,
>
> In typing dictionaries and other pedagogical material in Lao it is
> frequently necessary to write the vowels by themselves. Lao convention
> uses
> an 'x' for the blank consonant. So we have sala 'i' sala 'ii' sala 'u'
> sala
> 'uu' with an 'x' holding the consonant place. Could you add this
> possibility for Lao unicode as it is the convention. Currently this is
> not
> possible as 'x' is a latin letter and the Lao vowels do not recognize it.
> We could either train the vowels to recognize Latin 'x' or add a Lao 'x'
> to
> unicode as a Lao consonant.
>
> Thank you,
>
>
> Brian Wilson
> PS I have been sidetracked, but am still working on the Lao
> alphabetization
> rules for sorting in Open office.
>
>
>
>
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