Re: Accented IJ

Yes, I could type my messages using i and j. I could NOT type/display
properly z-i-acute-j-acute-n...

Martin Heijdra

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hudson" <tiro@xxxxxxxx>
To: "Doug Ewell" <dewell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Unicode Mailing List" <unicode@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <unicore@xxxxxxxxxxx>;
<thomas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] multilingual support in MS products (was Re: Kurdish
ghayn)


> At 08:43 AM 4/28/2003, Doug Ewell wrote:
>
> >BTW, notice in this thread how consistently users are typing the
> >individual letters I and J to refer to the precomposed IJ character.
> >That should tell us a lot about how necessary this precomposed character
> >really is to support Dutch.
>
> Oh, I was doing it to reinforce the point that the precomposed IJ
character
> is unnecessary. An entire discussion devoted to this character can be
> conducted entirely with the characters I and J :)
>
> John Hudson
>
> Tiro Typeworks www.tiro.com
> Vancouver, BC tiro@xxxxxxxx
>
> As for the technique of trimming the nib,
> Do not be greedy!
> I will not reveal its nuances; I withhold its secrets.
>                    - Ibn al-Bawwab, Ra'iyyah
>
>
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