Re: Ewellic

From: Michael Everson (everson@evertype.com)
Date: Wed Nov 12 2003 - 08:54:02 EST

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    At 14:34 +0100 2003-11-12, Philippe Verdy wrote:

    >I doubt that ewellic will become more popular than IPA

    No one suggested that it would. IPA, of course, is not a script.

    >What is strange is that the author says he could use it with
    >handwritten script. This requires handwriting skills (possibly
    >artistic drawing skills) that very few people have or need to
    >communicate.

    A billion Chinese manage with those Han thingies.

    >Ewellic may be considered as a (incomplete) cipher of IPA, except
    >for digits where it is a cipher of European digits.

    You've misused the word "cipher" here, in my view.

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    Michael Everson * * Everson Typography *  * http://www.evertype.com
    


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