Re: combining characters using ZWJ

From: Sandeep Srivastava (sandeep.kumar.srivastava@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Jan 30 2006 - 03:08:20 CST

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    Thanks Mark. I now understand the intention of ZWJ and ZWNJ.

    Regards,
    Sandeep

    On 1/28/06, Mark Davis <mark.davis@icu-project.org> wrote:
    >
    > The problem is the use of the word "force". ZWJ and ZWNJ are "requests"
    > (not requirements!) that the rendering system form a ligature if one is
    > available. For more information, read the relevant sections of the
    > Unicode standard (available online, if you don't have a copy).
    >
    > Mark
    >
    > Sandeep Srivastava wrote:
    >
    > > Hi,
    > >
    > > How can I force 'a' and 'e' to get combined so that it is displayed as
    > > the ligature 'ae'? The ZWJ doesn't work here??
    > >
    > > I also found that every script has a different 'combining mark' to
    > > combine characters. For example, U+09CD is the combining mark used for
    > > the Bengali script, and U+094D is the combining mark used for the
    > > Hindi script. If that's the case, then what is the use of ZWJ?
    > >
    > > Thanks,
    > > Sandeep
    >
    >
    >

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