At 10:05 PM 5/13/2003, Don Osborn wrote:

>John Hudson had some comments in another context on the aims and approach of
>the Niamey keyboard, at
>http://lists.kabissa.org/lists/archives/public/a12n-collaboration/msg00051.h
>tml . Maybe he might have more details on the specifications?

I don't have details on hand, but the book in which I encountered the
Niamey keyboard layout is entitled _A Thesaurus of African Languages_
edited by Michael Mann and David Dalby (London. 1987). I note that there
are two copies currently offered for sale on www.abe.com.

John Hudson

Tiro Typeworks www.tiro.com
Vancouver, BC tiro@...

As for the technique of trimming the nib,
Do not be greedy!
I will not reveal its nuances; I withhold its secrets.
- Ibn al-Bawwab, Ra'iyyah