--- In qalam@yahoogroups.com, "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@...>
wrote:

> i18n@... wrote:

> > Probably a writing "system" includes the media involved in using

it, as

>
> Is an inscription carved into a wall somehow in a different "writing
> system" from a transcription of the inscription on paper?

Depends how pedantic the transcription is! Most inscriptions I see
only use capitals, and I don't remember accents in the few Greek
inscriptions I've seen in the UK. On the other hand, if I were
copying down an inscription, I would normally use the usual case
convention.

Richard.