Re: [Freebangfont-devel] Changes in the Bangla Juktakhar system

[Kaushik Ghose]

Hi,
I agree, I kind of like the old (complicated) way, it adds more charm, but
I guess a simpler way is more pragmatic. So we should have two forms of
the fonts "Modern" and "Traditional" that uses the two mehtods
-kg

On Sat, 31 Jan 2004, Deepayan Sarkar wrote:

> On Saturday 31 January 2004 11:27, Sayamindu Dasgupta wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I noticed in today's (31st Jan.) Anandabazar Patrika that from the next
> > academic year, the WB state education board will be using a new system
> > of juktakkhars - so called "swachcha fonts". Conjuncts like ঙ্গ, স্থ,
> > ষ্ণ, ক্র and forms like রু, রূ, etc will not appear in their usual, as
> > Microsoft puts it, "akhand" forms ;-) but simply as "half" forms placed
> > side by side.
> > I believe that a similar system is in use in Bangladesh.
> > It would be great if someone manages to get the official standards
> > document (if any such thing exists), from the PaschimBanga Bangla
> > Academy.
> > I am personally against this, but those in power have already made the
> > decision, so I propose that AkaashNormal be modified to use this new
> > system. The number of glyphs in Akaash is not very high, and it would be
> > ideally suited for this purpose.
> > Comments solicited.
>
> Sure. I would view this as a font issue, and ultimately the decision of the
> font developer. Ideally we should have both types of fonts available, with
> the user choosing whichever he/she feels appropriate.
>
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