From: Michael Everson
Message: 5807
Date: 2005-09-02
> > >Explain why it is unrealistic for a person who uses a syllabic writingProvision of keyboard input certainly precedes provision
> > >system to expect do data input in that writing system?
> >
>> Haven't we gone over this? There aren't enough keys. You're going to
>> have to use some sort of deadkey system if input is to be by the
>> keyboard.
>
>Why does input have to be by keyboard?
> > Pressing two keys, whether they are T + A or some otherI'm interested in keyboarding. Would you like to give up keyboard
>> non-latin-alphabet-based deadkey configuration, to get Vai syllable
>> TA is "input in the writing system", since the immediate reward is
>> seeing the syllable on the screen.
>
>You continue to not comment on the handwritten input being discussed by
>others.
> > If they are using a computer they will be using the alphabet.Please show me a computer user in the world who does not have to use
>
>Continuing to repeat it does not make it so.
>It sure would be nice if other languages could be spared the creation ofUnfortunately the computer interface has cultural elements that just
>jargon that appears to be endemic to computer engineers.