Re: But E0000 Custom Language Tags Are Actually *Required* For Use By Unicode

From: James Kass (jameskass@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Sat Mar 05 2005 - 23:09:26 CST

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    (UList) Doug wrote,

    > > Unicode isn't about fonts or displaying text. It's about electronically
    > > storing text in a unique fashion which can be retrieved, transmitted, and
    > > exchanged.
    >
    > Well incidentally, I wish I *could* use Unicode itself to store, retrieve,
    > transmit, and exchange an archaic-Greek-script-variant inscription, in a
    > unique way which both indicated its relation to, and variation from the
    > standard Greek script.

    Here's an article by Deborah Anderson which should be of interest:

         Deborah Anderson, “Preliminary Guidelines to Using
         Unicode for Greek,” C. Blackwell, R. Scaife, edd.,
         Classics@ volume 2: C. DuĂ© & M. Ebbott, executive
         editors, The Center for Hellenic Studies of Harvard
         University, edition of April 3, 2004.

    Article is on-line at:
    http://www.chs.harvard.edu/classicsat/issue_2/d-anderson_2004_article_3.html

    > > (Of course, the ability to display such text can be useful, too.)
    >
    > I just stick my finger in the hard drive and feel the electrons. *No* messy
    > and inconvenient glyphs required : )

    Binary Braille? It has an almost alliterative allure...

    Best regards,

    James Kass

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