Re: Questions on Myanmar encoding

From: Maung TunTunLwin (maungttlwin@myanmar.com.mm)
Date: Thu Sep 25 2003 - 13:14:39 EDT

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    Hello Mr. Eric Muller,

    > It is in Unicode 4.0, section 10.3, page 273, and you can see it at:
    > <http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode4.0.0/ch10.pdf#G24999>

    Thank.

    > > 1021 1013 1031 101B 102D 1000 1014 1039 200C 1012 1031 102C 1039 200C
    101C
    > >102C 0020 1042 1048 0020 1042 002C 1040 1040 1040 0020 1000 1030 100A
    102E=>
    > >"US$28 2,00 ...?" I think help? 1000 1030 100A 102E 1015 102C
    > >
    > >Just one character wrong 1031on third place should be 1012.
    > >
    > my original: 1021 1013 1031...
    > your correction: 1021 1013 1012 ...
    >
    > I am a bit confused, and looking more carefully, my new guess is: 1021
    > 1019 1031... Apparently, that makes the first word sound like "american".

    Sorry, my misstake. It should be second place 1013 -> 1012. You may be right
    with your sample but currently $ use with 1012.

    > >1010 102D 101B 1005 1039 1006 102C 1014 1039 200C 1025 101A 1039 101A
    102C
    > >1025 1039 200C 1018 102F 102D 1037 0020 2018 1015 1004 1039 200C 1012
    102C
    > >1014 102E 2019 0020 101B 1031 102C 1000 1039 200C => " 'PandaNi' for
    zoo..."

    > I think I understand. Also, I corrected 1018, which should be 101E.

    1018 102F 102D 1037 (for), 101E 102F 102D 1037 (to) Both is useable.

    > Just to be clear, I am not proposing any modification to the encoding
    > model. At best, I can think of clarifications that could help people
    > like me, who have limited knowledge of the script.

    I am also not to try to change the standard. I am currently trying to figure
    out currenting encoding limitations and looking for ways to extend it.

    > In another place in your message, you mention that the current model is
    > not optimal for sorting. I am not a specialist of sorting, but this is
    > not an entirely unusual situation. It is in general not possible to make
    > the encoding model such that it is optimal for all processings
    > (rendering, sorting, etc.) You may want to check carefully the UCA, to
    > see if and how it can handle proper sorting.

    Yes I know and thank for your advice.
    I'm finally accupting the encoding model is not optimal for rendering and
    sorting. But there is still two thing I am still afraid,...
    One: encoding model must have abality to quick word cutting for sort, wrap,
    search.
    -Currently I see posibility with wraping at graphite.
    Two: encoding model must useable with current rendering systems or it will
    be in paper tiger, (three years!).
    -I see it can work with Graphite with intelligent input method. But what
    about other system? OpentypeFont doesn't handle line wraping Uniscribe did.
    But what about Vowel Sign E (1031) handeling? to move front and back?

    Sorry I put up too much feeling.

    Maung TunTunLwin
    maungttlwin@myanmar.com.mm



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