Received: from mail.proteosys.com ([62.225.9.49]) by nummer-3.proteosys with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Fri, 6 Jun 2003 20:16:30 +0200 Received: by mail.proteosys.com (8.12.9/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h56IGQPQ024678 for ; Fri, 6 Jun 2003 20:16:28 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C32C57.C0819300" Received: from sun.dante.de (root@sun.dante.de [134.100.9.52]) by rzdspc1.informatik.uni-hamburg.de (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h56I8bch007054 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Fri, 6 Jun 2003 20:08:37 +0200 (CEST) Received: from rzdspc1.informatik.uni-hamburg.de (rzdspc1.informatik.uni-hamburg.de [134.100.9.61]) by sun.dante.de (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h56I8NHS001847 for ; Fri, 6 Jun 2003 20:08:24 +0200 (CEST) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Received: from obelix.ee.duth.gr (asterix.ee.duth.gr [193.92.243.98]) by rzdspc1.informatik.uni-hamburg.de (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h56I8Jcg007028 for ; Fri, 6 Jun 2003 20:08:21 +0200 (CEST) Received: from obelix.ee.duth.gr (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by obelix.ee.duth.gr (8.12.8+Sun/8.12.5) with ESMTP id h56I0p5p004228; Fri, 6 Jun 2003 21:00:51 +0300 (EEST) Received: from localhost (apostolo@localhost) by obelix.ee.duth.gr (8.12.8+Sun/8.12.5/Submit) with ESMTP id h56I0p7p004225; Fri, 6 Jun 2003 21:00:51 +0300 (EEST) In-Reply-To: Return-Path: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Jun 2003 18:16:30.0325 (UTC) FILETIME=[C0B32A50:01C32C57] X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.28 (www . roaringpenguin . com / mimedefang) X-Spam-Score: -25.6 () EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REPLY_WITH_QUOTES,USER_AGENT_PINE Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: Re: announce: inputenc support for utf8 Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 19:00:51 +0100 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: announce: inputenc support for utf8 Thread-Index: AcMsV8DNKREwL1c6S1iSNCmrpgwXpQ== From: "Apostolos Syropoulos" To: "Robin Fairbairns" Cc: Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 4627 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C32C57.C0819300 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-7" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 5 Jun 2003, Robin Fairbairns wrote: > it looks to me as if iso 8859-7 isn't appropriate as an output > encoding for a tex-based engine, because of problems with uc/lc > tables. (of course, this need not be a problem with omega, but that's > not today's problem.) After carefully reading your message I have to agree with you. However, as Frank has pointed out, we are going to develop a font encoding, so we need to decide which characters are necessary. In my opinion, a Greek font encoding should include at least all the Greek characters that are present in http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0370.pdf > i think there's some rather serious thinking to be done before > specifying an output font for greek in latex. :-( (i really ought to > have worked on it before, but what with one thing and another...) I agree. > i'm afraid i'm not going to eurotex, so can't take part in any > discussions about the matter. (i have to spend some time in cambridge > this summer, what with visiting greece for another greek language > course last week.) =D7=E1=E9=F1=E5=F4=E9=F3=EC=EF=FD=F2 =E1=F0=FC =F4=E7=ED = =C5=EB=EB=DC=E4=E1!!! A.S. **************************************************************** *Apostolos Syropoulos * *snail mail: 366, 28th October Str., GR-671 00 Xanthi, HELLAS * *email : apostolo@ocean1.ee.duth.gr * *phone num.: +30-(0)5410-28704 * *home page : http://obelix.ee.duth.gr/~apostolo * **************************************************************** ------_=_NextPart_001_01C32C57.C0819300 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-7" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: announce: inputenc support for utf8

On Thu, 5 Jun 2003, Robin Fairbairns wrote:

> it looks to me as if iso 8859-7 isn't appropriate = as an output
> encoding for a tex-based engine, because of = problems with uc/lc
> tables.  (of course, this need not be a = problem with omega, but that's
> not today's problem.)

After carefully reading your message I have to agree = with you. However,
as Frank has pointed out, we are going to develop a = font encoding, so
we need to decide which characters are necessary. In = my opinion, a Greek
font encoding should include at least all the Greek = characters that are
present in http://www.unicode.o= rg/charts/PDF/U0370.pdf

> i think there's some rather serious thinking to = be done before
> specifying an output font for greek in = latex.  :-(  (i really ought to
> have worked on it before, but what with one = thing and another...)

I agree.

> i'm afraid i'm not going to eurotex, so can't = take part in any
> discussions about the matter.  (i have to = spend some time in cambridge
> this summer, what with visiting greece for = another greek language
> course last week.)

=D7=E1=E9=F1=E5=F4=E9=F3=EC=EF=FD=F2 =E1=F0=FC = =F4=E7=ED =C5=EB=EB=DC=E4=E1!!!

A.S.

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*email     : = apostolo@ocean1.ee.duth.gr        = ;            =     *
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