Re: Fwd: Re: a software library for multilingualisation

[Ayman Hourieh <aymanh at gmail dot com>]

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:47:21 +0900 (JST), TAKAHASHI Naoto
<ntakahas at m17n dot org> wrote:
> If you Arabic speakers say it is acceptable, then it must be
> acceptable.  However, my textbooks seem to have different opinion.
> 
> 1.  When a consonant carries both a shadda and a KASRA, the KASRA is
>     drawn between the consonant and the SHADDA (above the consonant,
>     below the SHADDA).  However, we see a KASRA put below the LAM in
>     the second word in the second line.
> 
> 2.  Vowel signs should change its vertical position according to the
>     hight of the base consonant.  The screenshot, on the other hand,
>     shows all signs at fixed vertical positions.  For example, FATHA
>     attached to REH or WAW should be closer to the base consonant;
>     KASRA attached to final ZAIN or final LAM should be positioned
>     lower to avoid overstrike.

1) Both ways are acceptable, kasra can be above the letter and below
shadda, or below the letter. However, other vowel signs are always
above shadda.

2) Good point, but as Munzir Taha pointed out, it's still readable.


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Ayman Hourieh
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