Re: New FAQ: Script direction and languages

François,
thanks for the suggestion.

Richard, yes I am compiling feedback and will suggest changes, probably over
the weekend.
I was going to leave Urdu and add a footnote, but ok.

tex


Richard Ishida wrote:
> 
> Tex,
> 
> Its up to you.  If you want to make the change let me know and I'll do
> it.
> 
> Note that I already changed the Urdu thing.  Let me know in concise,
> summary form what other changes you want to make in the light of recent
> qalam feedback, and I'll do those too.
> 
> Cheers,
> RI
> 
> ============
> Richard Ishida
> W3C
> 
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> 
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> See the W3C Internationalization FAQ page
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> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Francois Yergeau [mailto:FYergeau@alis.com]
> > Sent: 16 September 2003 15:37
> > To: Tex Texin (E-mail)
> > Cc: 'public-i18n-geo@w3.org'; 'ishida@w3.org'
> > Subject: RE: New FAQ: Script direction and languages
> >
> >
> > Richard Ishida wrote:
> > > I must admit I'm struggling to find a concise alternative.
> > How about
> > > "What directions are common localization languages written in?"
> >
> > That's better, avoids the odd "localized languages", but
> > "A preposition is a word one should not end a sentence with."
> >
> > Suggestion:
> > "What are the writing directions of common localization
> > target languages?"
> >
> > Not that I care that much...
> >
> > --
> > François
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > RI
> > >
> > > ============
> > > Richard Ishida
> > > W3C
> > >
> > > contact info: http://www.w3.org/People/Ishida/
> > >
> > > http://www.w3.org/International/
> > > http://www.w3.org/International/geo/
> > >
> > > See the W3C Internationalization FAQ page
> > > http://www.w3.org/International/questions.html
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Francois Yergeau [mailto:FYergeau@alis.com]
> > > > Sent: 12 September 2003 20:37
> > > > To: 'ishida@w3.org'
> > > > Subject: RE: New FAQ: Script direction and languages
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hello Richard,
> > > >
> > > > You wrote:
> > > > > The latest FAQ published by the GEO task force is:
> > > > >
> > > > >         What directions are commonly localized
> > languages written in?
> > > >
> > > > Very nice!
> > > >
> > > > One question, though: what is a "localized language"?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > François
> > > >
> > >
> >

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