Re: [Indic-computing-users] Project -new programming langauge

[Guntupalli K. <kar...@fr...>]

On Wed, 1 Jan 2003 21:05:01 -0800 (PST)
Keyur Shroff <key...@ya...> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> The Unicode coverage of Indian scripts clearly lacks phonetic signs
> that were used in ancient literature such as four Vedas (Rigveda,
> Saamveda, Atharvaveda, Yajurveda). Extended Latin range in Unicode
> covers some phonetic symbols in Latin script. Other phonetic symbols
> are encoded in IPA area which covers some of the International
> Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) in Unicode [U+250 - U+2AF]. But again these
> symbols are based on Latin script. There is a need to include all
> symbols (like pitch, stress, time, etc.) needed for Indian phonetic
> alphabets because even visual appearance of these symbols are not
> there in Unicode as can be seen in ancient literature. Since it is
> clear that all these symbols cannot be included in current Unicode
> range for Indian script, separate space should be provided for it in
> Unicode.
> 
 There is something in plan ( though not by Unicode )

http://www.evertype.com/standards/iso10646/pdf/vedic/

Proposals to encode Vedic characters in the UCS

    *
http://www.evertype.com/standards/iso10646/pdf/vedic/devchars.pdf
    *
http://www.evertype.com/standards/iso10646/pdf/vedic/jihvupadh.pdf
    *
http://www.evertype.com/standards/iso10646/pdf/vedic/vedic-accents.pdf
    *
http://www.evertype.com/standards/iso10646/pdf/vedic/Vedic_accents_doc.pdf
    *
http://www.evertype.com/standards/iso10646/pdf/vedic/Vedic_visarga_like_chars.pdf

Does it resolve above said issues ?


Regards,
Karunakar


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