Aman Chawla wrote:
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> This is with reference to the Unicode Devanagari (Hindi) Range. Is
> there a way to overcome/override the automatic glyph substitution that
> occurs when one types a pure consonant (eg. 0926 द) + halant (094D ्) +
> another consonant (0918 घ) ?
>
Have you tried inserting ZWNJ after the halant ? See p. 215 from The
Unicode Standard 3.0.
> When one types the previously indicated sequence, one gets a combined
> glyph द्घ that is extremely difficult to read and is often avoided in
> Devanagari printing, for the purposes of legibility. This glyph can
> easily be mistaken with द्ध which is (द + ्+ ध ). In all Devanagari
> newspapers, the sequence indicated above is printed as it is, without
> substituting the complex, combined glyph to minimise confusion.
>
BTW, which software do you use ?
Patrick Andries
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