From: SS (sisrivas@blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: Thu Jun 03 2010 - 04:19:13 CDT
In addition to u, uu rollback (to early Tamil logic), the e, ee, o, oo are
of a highly illogical recently introduced phenomenon. Hence the e, ee, o, oo
matras (combines) also need to be rolledback to early Tamil logic too.
See http://www.araichchi.net//kanini/unicode/Tamil_Unicode_Fallback.jpg
For the above to happen, all UC need to do is
1/ Remove dotted circle restrictions for Tamil combining vowels (matra/puNar
vowel).
2/ Allow linear display, when a font is designed for that purpose. (The
other is complex rendered contemporary display). Linear display can be used
for some time to come, while the Government passes a decree for a
"controlled stability path for change".
Sinnathurai
----- Original Message -----
From: "N. Ganesan" <naa.ganesan@gmail.com>
To: "Unicode Mailing List" <unicode@unicode.org>; "Indic Discussion List"
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Sent: 02 June 2010 22:39
Subject: Fwd: Ezhuttc Ciirtiruttam (எழுத்துச் சீர்திருத்தம்)
> Periyar EVR is called Thanthai Periyar due to the impact of the
> Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu. His followers' parties have ruled
> Tamil Nadu state in India
> ever since Arignar C. N. Annadurai led DMK to victory in 1967 general
> elections.
>
> Periyar EVR's main policy with respect to Tamil language is the scientific
> method of writing Tamil and which calls for Uyirmey matrix simplification.
>
> Viduthalai, a newspaper founded by Periyar consistently dispalys
> on a page the Uyirmey forms of simplified u, uu uyirmey letters
> as advocated by him from 1930s:
>
> Now, Viduthalai has written an Editorial on the subject:
> http://viduthalai.periyar.org.in/20100520/news06.html
>
> Evidently, Tamil Nadu Govt. can act upon Periyar's advice,
> and allow people to use the simplified uyirmey letters
> in schools etc.,
>
> If Tamil Nadu Government asks for this,
> then like the neigboring Malayalam script in Unicode,
> Tamil script fonts for the vocalized consonants involving
> vowel matras, u and uu, can be in unligated form also.
> Please note that all neighbroing scripts of Tamil
> namely Telugu, Grantha, Kannada, Sinhala, Malayalam
> are all having u, uu forms much more simplified than
> Tamil ligated forms.
>
> Anbudan,
> N. Ganesan
>
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