Re: [m17n-list] Add arrows

[bd satish]

Yup, I agree with Anubhav. Arrows have nothing to do with Devanagari
or ITRANS and should not be included in hi-itrans.mim.
However, I'm ok with removing ^ from the map. "tra" is good enough for
most purposes.


--Satish



On 9 October 2013 16:46, Anubhav Chattoraj <address@hidden> wrote:
>> If it is common that one have to inupt that arrow symbol a
>> lot in Devanagari context
>
> Not an ITRANS user, but as a user of the Devanagari script in general, the
> arrow symbol is no more common in Devanagari writing that in English
> writing. In other words, it's pretty rare.
>
> IMHO it shouldn't be included in an input method meant for public use.
>
>
>> Isn't it necessary to define another key for inputting "त्र"?
>
> "त्र" can be inputted just fine using the key sequence "tra".
>
> That rule (along with the neighbouring keybindings for "#", "$", and "*")
> seems to have been imported from the InScript layout, but these four rules
> look quite out-of-place in ITRANS.