Re: Japanese RTL

From: Shigeki Moro (moro@ya.sakura.ne.jp)
Date: Tue Jan 11 2000 - 21:33:11 EST


On Tue, 11 Jan 2000 15:50:00 -0800 (PST)
"A. Vine" <avine@eng.sun.com> wrote:

> > > ... For example, in interpreting
> > > obscure characters, where do they first look for a helpful radical?

Some radicals are helpful to interpret obscure characters; some
are not. For example, &#x8a00; in a obscure Han character helps
me to imagine its meaning connected with speaking or so. But
&#x5bf8; do not.

> > The position of a radical in the character also likely has nothing to do
> > with text directionality.

I think so, too.

Shigeki Moro
moro@ya.sakura.ne.jp
http://www.ya.sakura.ne.jp/~moro/



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