Re: Myanmar Innwa encoding questions

From: Ngwe Tun (ngwestar@gmail.com)
Date: Wed May 03 2006 - 16:53:46 CST

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    Dear Mark Leisher

    Why don't you use Teckit implemented by SIL? We are using TecKit conversion
    tools for Win-Innwa conversion.

    you may get more information at
    http://www.thanlwinsoft.org/ThanLwinSoft/MyanmarUnicode/Conversion/

    Sure, we are actually using fraction glyph in writing/computer docs. But It
    was not defined for Myanmar fraction by Unicode.

    We really need some precomposed fraction sign in Myanmar Unicode block or
    predefined encoding standards for those fraction.

    BTW, In unicode std, how do we use common fractions codes for other
    languages.

    Regards

    Ngwe Tun

    On 5/4/06, Mark Leisher <mleisher@crl.nmsu.edu> wrote:
    >
    > Mike Ayers wrote:
    > >
    > > Mark Leisher wrote:
    > >
    > >> 1. One glyph provided in these fonts (at position 0x40) looks like
    > >> U+100F with a rotated and subscripted U+100D. Is U+100F U+1039 U+100D
    > >> the proper sequence to produce this glyph?
    > >
    > > Are you referring to the attached image?
    >
    > Yes.
    >
    > >
    > >> 2. Old versions of the Win-Innwa font contain precomposed glyphs for
    > >> the fractions 1/2, 4/5, 1/4, 3/4, 1/3, 2/3, 2/5, 1/5. None of the more
    > >> recent fonts using the same encoding have these glyphs. Does anyone
    > >> know if these fraction glyphs are actually used?
    > >
    > > Are you asking if Burmese people use fractions?
    > >
    >
    > No. I was indirectly asking if there is any reason to support conversion
    > of these pre-composed fractions (Myanmar digits) to Unicode.
    >
    > I have a feeling that these particular glyphs are not being used any
    > more, but it wouldn't be the first time I ran into the need for an
    > ancient variation of some encoding.
    >
    > Can't hurt to throw them in. Since the last message I have determined
    > that they don't conflict with any other font I can find that uses the
    > same basic arrangement found in Win-Innwa.
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