RE: Urdu Unicode website [Was: Novice question]

From: Peter Constable (petercon@microsoft.com)
Date: Wed Mar 24 2004 - 16:27:34 EST

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    > From: Peter Kirk [mailto:peterkirk@qaya.org]

    > > I don't know what all characters are used
    > >in Urdu. The info at
    > >http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/win2k/setup/lcid.mspx
    > >indicates that the Arabic (101) keyboard is the default on Win2K for
    > >Urdu.
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > Well, that is clearly a deficiency in Windows 2000 in that the Arabic
    > (101) keyboard does not support all the characters in Urdu. You would
    do
    > well to admit it

    I can only admit to what I know, and as seen above, I mentioned that I
    didn't know to what extent the Arabic (101) keyboard was usable for
    Urdu. Thank you for educating me.

    >, as Microsoft has already admitted it at
    > http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/drintl/columns/011/default.mspx#Q4,
    > which says:
    >
    > > The Urdu keyboard was not released as part of the Windows 2000
    > > original installation CD's, but you can now get it from the
    > > Microsoft.com web site at http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/msdn.
    >
    >
    > Unfortunately there is no sign of the keyboard when you go to that
    link.

    I'll look into that.

    Peter Constable

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