From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/10042 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Hans Hagen Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: utf 8 / test file Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2002 12:38:46 +0100 Sender: ntg-context-admin@ntg.nl Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20021207123223.0254e040@server-1> Reply-To: ntg-context@ntg.nl NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1039261369 24388 80.91.224.249 (7 Dec 2002 11:42:49 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2002 11:42:49 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from ref.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.13] helo=ref.ntg.nl) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18KdM7-0006LD-00 for ; Sat, 07 Dec 2002 12:42:47 +0100 Original-Received: from ref.ntg.nl (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ref.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07FE810AE9; Sat, 7 Dec 2002 12:42:51 +0100 (MET) Original-Received: from smtp04.wxs.nl (smtp04.wxs.nl [195.121.6.59]) by ref.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 479F310AE7 for ; Sat, 7 Dec 2002 12:41:11 +0100 (MET) Original-Received: from LAPTOP-3.wxs.nl ([213.75.94.131]) by smtp04.wxs.nl (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with ESMTP id H6QZ1I01.KW2 for ; Sat, 7 Dec 2002 12:39:18 +0100 X-Sender: hagen-mail@remote-1 (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Original-To: ntg-context@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-admin@ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:10042 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context:10042 Hi, I posted http://www.pragma-ade.com/temp/titus.pdf now, one thing with unicode (utf) is that support needs to have an associated font / language switch. Traditionally, tex font mechanisms have been complicated by the fact that there are many shapes per font and math has to be dealt with. If we're dealing with say sanskrit, is it then safe to assume that (1) we can switch to the language (if not yet done) when we encounter a unicode from the associated char/glyph range (2) can we assume that a relatively simple font mechanism is used (normal,bold,slanted) (3) can we assume that only a few (possibly derived from unicode) fonts are used, or at least one main type of font per language (4) can we standardize on utf-8 [and assume some preprocessor if not] [let's try to deal with the practical, so what's the practical usage] Hans ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE | pragma@wxs.nl Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- information: http://www.pragma-ade.com/roadmap.pdf documentation: http://www.pragma-ade.com/showcase.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------------------