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Re: [WMASTERS] Upercase | lower case ? Need an answer please




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i do have access to Mac OS 7.5 and Linux and Solaris..
i can help to test once there is a sample TTF font to start with...

> Anpin  Leong Kok Yong
> 
> Yes we shall use the font for evaluation. 
> 
> I have the utility to convert to Mac format, but no access to a Mac at
> present and as for Unix some one on the list can help.  
> 
> Also I like to know if any one out there have access to Linux with necessary
> utilities.
> 
> Nantry
> ==========================
> In a message you wrote:
> 
> << Subj:	 Re: [WMASTERS] Upercase | lower case ? Need an answer please
>  Date:	06/10/97  07:13:15
>  From:	kokyong@irdu.nus.sg (Leong Kok Yong)
>  To:	SiSrivas@aol.com, webmasters@tamil.net
>  
>  
>  That's a good move!
>  Before we settle on a particular encoding, there should be at least a font
>  to experiment with...to see if the charset is 'usable' for various
>  platforms.
>  Once you post the Windows TTF version, someone on the list will most
>  likely be able to convert it into Mac and UNIX version for everyone...
>  :-)
>  
>  
>  > Dear netters,
>  > 
>  > I am in the process of converting my font (Tamil_Avarangal) to the
> emerging
>  > standard.
>  > 
>  > I will be asking a lot of questions as time goes.
>  > 
>  > Here is my first question
>  > 
>  > 1) For transliteration, are we going to use upper case positions (ASCII)
> or
>  > the lower case positions for  Tamil. ( After discussion, Can Sujatha on
>  > behalf of TNC and Kalyan and Muthu on behalf of tamil.net come to a
>  > conclusion and let me know, I am awiting for the first reply.)
>  > 
>  > Nantry
>  > 
>  > Note: I came accross this problem as there are two differing standards
> with
>  > pros and cons exist.
>  > 
>  >  >>
> 
> 
> 
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