[B-Greek] Re- Change of prefered Language
Steve Westfall
steve.westfall at comcast.net
Mon Nov 22 09:04:57 EST 2004
I wonder if there is a happy solution that can accommodate all sides. Could
we allow those who have the capability of entering Unicode to do so, while
those who can't, due to older technology or whatever, continue to use
transliteration to represent their Greek text?
Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm under the impression that this wouldn't prevent
anyone from participating in the group, since even those with older
platforms (e.g., Windows 95) can still download and install a Unicode font
that will at least display the Unicode text correctly, even if they won't be
able to enter text using that font.
Just a suggestion. I defer to those who have delved into Unicode (and
compliant computing platforms) more than I have.
Steve Westfall
-----Original Message-----
From: Carl W. Conrad [mailto:cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu]
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 4:34 AM
To: gfsomsel at juno.com
Cc: steve.westfall at comcast.net; b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Re- Change of prefered Language
At 12:24 AM -0500 11/22/04, gfsomsel at juno.com wrote:
>On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 22:57:26 -0600 "Steve Westfall"
><steve.westfall at comcast.net> writes:
>> Perhaps he means that he would prefer that the biblical languages be
>> represented in appropriate Greek and Hebrew fonts (presumably
>> Unicode)
>> instead of being transliterated into Latin characters?
>>
>> Steve Westfall
>_________
>
>That is the way I understood it. This would be nice. I'm not sure how
>technologically feasible this might be at the moment. There is, of
>course, the problem of fonts which could be solved by linking to a font
>source appropriate to either the PC or the MAC platforms (Linux anyone?).
> Beyond that there is the problem of members who have older systems
>which may not be amenable to using these fonts. Also, a matter of not
>inconsiderable concern, is the ability of all members to enter the text
>in unicode. I happen to have a unicode word processor and so would
>have no trouble. Additionally, there are quite a number of members who
>have computer Bible study programs with texts in unicode which could be
>"cut and pasted" into the text. Nevertheless, some members would be
>disenfranchised by (1) their current computer (2) their resources on
>the computer (3) their facility with a computer. I tend to think that
>though this is an admirable goal, its time has not yet come.
I think George has summarized what remains for now the thinking of the
administrative staff of B-Greek. Steve Westfall's guess about the intention
of the original poster is indeed correct, as was indicated to me in an
off-list posting. As of now we continue to forward messages to list-members
in plain-text ASCII only, and for that reason we continue to use the
standard transliteration scheme explained in the list's FAQ.
--
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
1989 Grindstaff Road/Burnsville, NC 28714/(828) 675-4243
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
WWW: http://www.ioa.com/~cwconrad/
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