![]() | ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 N1685
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DATE: 1998-01-18 | |
DOC TYPE: | Expert contribution |
TITLE: | Proposal to encode Brahmi in Plane 1 of ISO/IEC 10646-2 |
SOURCE: | Michael Everson, EGT (IE) |
PROJECT: | JTC1.02.18.02 |
STATUS: | Proposal. |
ACTION ID: | FYI |
DUE DATE: | -- |
DISTRIBUTION: | Worldwide |
MEDIUM: | Paper and web |
NO. OF PAGES: | 3 (printed at 80%) |
A. Administrative | |
1. Title | Proposal to encode Brahmi in Plane 1 of ISO/IEC 10646-2 |
2. Requester's name | Michael Everson |
3. Requester type | Expert request |
4. Submission date | 1998-01-18 |
5. Requester's reference | |
6a. Completion | This is a complete proposal. |
6b. More information to be provided? | No |
B. Technical -- General | |
1a. New script? Name? | Yes. Brahmi |
1b. Addition of characters to existing block? Name? | No. |
2. Number of characters | 58 |
3. Proposed category | Category C |
4. Proposed level of implementation and rationale | Level 2 |
5a. Character names included in proposal? | Yes |
5b. Character names in accordance with guidelines? | Yes |
5c. Character shapes reviewable? | Yes |
6a. Who will provide computerized font? | Michael Everson |
6b. Font currently available? | Michael Everson |
6c. Font format? | TrueType |
7a. Are references (to other character sets, dictionaries, descriptive texts, etc.) provided? | Yes. |
7b. Are published examples (such as samples from newspapers, magazines, or other sources) of use of proposed characters attached? | No |
8. Does the proposal address other aspects of character data processing? | Yes |
C. Technical -- Justification | |
1. Contact with the user community? | No. |
2. Information on the user community? | Brahmi enjoys mostly scholarly use. |
3a. The context of use for the proposed characters? | Used to write Buddhist and other texts in northern India. |
3b. Reference | See below. |
4a. Proposed characters in current use? | Yes. |
4b. Where? | By scholars. |
5a. Characters should be encoded entirely in BMP? | No. Plane 1 |
5b. Rationale | Accordance with the Roadmap. |
6. Should characters be kept in a continuous range? | Yes |
7a. Can the characters be considered a presentation form of an existing character or character sequence? | No. |
7b. Where? | |
7c. Reference | |
8a. Can any of the characters be considered to be similar (in appearance or function) to an existing character? | No |
8b. Where? | |
8c. Reference | |
9a. Combining characters or use of composite sequences included? | Yes, the usual Indic vowel matras. |
9b. List of composite sequences and their corresponding glyph images provided? | No, a comprehensive list for Annex B will be provided at PDAM time. |
10. Characters with any special properties such as control function, etc. included? | No |
D. SC2/WG2 AdministrativeTo be completed by SC2/WG2 | |
1. Relevant SC 2/WG 2 document numbers: | |
2. Status (list of meeting number and corresponding action or disposition) | |
3. Additional contact to user communities, liaison organizations etc. | |
4. Assigned category and assigned priority/time frame | |
Other Comments |
U+0001xx00 BRAHMI SIGN ANUSVARA U+0001xx01 BRAHMI LETTER A U+0001xx02 BRAHMI LETTER AA U+0001xx03 BRAHMI LETTER I U+0001xx04 BRAHMI LETTER II U+0001xx05 BRAHMI LETTER U U+0001xx06 BRAHMI LETTER UU U+0001xx07 BRAHMI LETTER E U+0001xx08 BRAHMI LETTER AI U+0001xx09 BRAHMI LETTER O U+0001xx0A BRAHMI LETTER AU U+0001xx0B BRAHMI LETTER VOCALIC R U+0001xx0C BRAHMI LETTER KA U+0001xx0D BRAHMI LETTER KHA U+0001xx0E BRAHMI LETTER GA U+0001xx0F BRAHMI LETTER GHA U+0001xx00 BRAHMI LETTER NGA U+0001xx01 BRAHMI LETTER CA U+0001xx02 BRAHMI LETTER CHA U+0001xx03 BRAHMI LETTER JA U+0001xx04 BRAHMI LETTER JHA U+0001xx05 BRAHMI LETTER NYA U+0001xx06 BRAHMI LETTER TTA U+0001xx07 BRAHMI LETTER TTHA U+0001xx08 BRAHMI LETTER DDA U+0001xx09 BRAHMI LETTER DDHA U+0001xx0A BRAHMI LETTER NNA U+0001xx0B BRAHMI LETTER TA U+0001xx0C BRAHMI LETTER THA U+0001xx0D BRAHMI LETTER DA U+0001xx0E BRAHMI LETTER DHA U+0001xx0F BRAHMI LETTER NA U+0001xx00 BRAHMI LETTER PA U+0001xx01 BRAHMI LETTER PHA U+0001xx02 BRAHMI LETTER BA U+0001xx03 BRAHMI LETTER BHA U+0001xx04 BRAHMI LETTER MA U+0001xx05 BRAHMI LETTER YA U+0001xx06 BRAHMI LETTER RA U+0001xx07 BRAHMI LETTER LA U+0001xx08 BRAHMI LETTER LLA U+0001xx09 BRAHMI LETTER VA U+0001xx0A BRAHMI LETTER SHA U+0001xx0B BRAHMI LETTER SZA U+0001xx0C BRAHMI LETTER SSA U+0001xx0D BRAHMI LETTER SA U+0001xx0E BRAHMI LETTER HA U+0001xx0F (This position shall not be used) U+0001xx00 (This position shall not be used) U+0001xx01 (This position shall not be used) U+0001xx02 BRAHMI VOWEL SIGN AA U+0001xx03 BRAHMI VOWEL SIGN I U+0001xx04 BRAHMI VOWEL SIGN II U+0001xx05 BRAHMI VOWEL SIGN U U+0001xx06 BRAHMI VOWEL SIGN UU U+0001xx07 BRAHMI VOWEL SIGN E U+0001xx08 BRAHMI VOWEL SIGN AI U+0001xx09 BRAHMI VOWEL SIGN O U+0001xx0A BRAHMI VOWEL SIGN AU U+0001xx0B BRAHMI VOWEL SIGN VOCALIC R U+0001xx0C BRAHMI SIGN VIRAMA U+0001xx0D (This position shall not be used) U+0001xx0E (This position shall not be used) U+0001xx0F (This position shall not be used) | ![]() |