Vertical scripts (was: Tategaki (was: Re: Updated Compelling Unicode Demo))

From: Stefan Persson (alsjebegrijptwatikbedoel@yahoo.se)
Date: Tue Dec 25 2001 - 18:02:45 EST


----- Original Message -----
From: "Αλέξανδρος Διαμαντίδης" <adia@egnatia.ee.auth.gr>
To: <unicode@unicode.org>
Sent: den 25 december 2001 21:26
Subject: Tategaki (was: Re: Updated Compelling Unicode Demo)

> According to TUS 3.0, §11.4, "...Mongolian is traditionally written
> vertically top to bottom in columns advancing from left to right. This
> directional pattern is unique among scripts for living languages."

Is there some way to indicate vertical writing (in columns from right to
left) for Japanese and Chinese? Is there a Unicode code point assigned for
this, a HTML command, or just a special option in some word processors?

lpottdysW
。rt hooue
。a ii upl
。cvtsl pl
 te'、ico、
 irs kas 
 cy beneI
 a nu    
The above lines should be read using the traditional Chinese-Japanese
reading direction!

Stefan

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