[Indic-computing-devel] Re: X Test Suite failures in NCST IndiX

[Keyur S. <key...@ya...>]

Dear Koshy,

--- Joseph Koshy <jk...@Fr...> wrote:
> 
> I remember raising the issue about the protocol (non)compliance of
> NCST IndiX a year or so back.  I am disappointed to see that the NCST
> IndiX web page has STILL no mention of the its non-compliance to the X
> Window System standard, leaving its users to figure this out the hard
> way :(.
> 

I think neither of us want to restart any new thread regarding IndiX on
this list. That's why I replied privately to Arun's mail.

I do agree on the point that IndiX violates X protocol to some extent but
it provides simpler and immediate solution to the users which is very
difficult to achieve otherwise. In my humble opinion, protocol definition
is also somewhat vague since difference between glyph code and character
code was not there at the time of protocol design. Even after
non-compliance with core X protocol, IndiX does not make any serious side
effect to the applications. Some undiscovered bugs may still be there which
need to be corrected.

I have now registered this project on the SourceForge
(http://indix.sourceforge.net) and the website is under construction.
Current indix website (http://rohini.ncst.ernet.in/indix) was constructed
mainly for end users since development of the code was limited to NCST
only. So it was decided not to put any complex information which normal
users can not digest. However, I have never tried to mislead other
developers intensionally.

Regards,
Keyur


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