Re: Indic syllabic editing (was RE: Unicode Tibetan (Was: syllable

--- In qalam@yahoogroups.com, Marco Cimarosti <marco.cimarosti@...>
wrote:

> Have you tried recent Indic input methods on, e.g., Windows XP?

> 2) Once a CV cluster is formed on the screen, it is treated

as a

> single unit by all subsequent edits or mouse selections. E.g., a

single hit

> to an arrow key would move over the entire "ki" cluster, and a

single hit of

> the <DELETE> key would erase the whole "ki" cluster. It is never

possible to

> place the cursor "between" a consonant and its matra.

That is horrible. The Thai input method is bad enough. It's
similar for a consonant plus subscript or superscript vowel plus
tone mark, but at least deletion from the right removes the elements
one by one. I find it a great pain that if I've mistyped the
consonant, I have to retype the whole cluster. At least I don't
lose the preceding and following vowel marks.

Richard.