Nicholas Bodley wrote:

> In my rather-casual learning path, I have not, so far, seen
> much comment that I can recall about the relative complexity
> of various scripts and digit sets. Nevertheless, it does seem
> to be a factor to consider.
>
> Hope this message isn't a waste! :)

The more characters a system incorporates, the more complicated they
have to be; the more characters a system incorporates, the more
information they convey. I think you'll find a mention in just about any
introduction.
--
Peter T. Daniels grammatim@...