[Smc-discuss] Re: Chillaksharams-Malayalam Unicode standard

[Vinod]

Mahesh,

> As  na+virama. Otherwise,  how are  you going  to  render `stallamanu'
> (without the ukaram).

I thought, even in "Stallmanu" one has to use NA + virama + ZWNJ. Is
that correct? Or is it as follows [which I believe is what you are
implying]:

1. when na+virama ends a word, using NA + virama is sufficient, and
2. when na+virama+another_consonant is required, we have to use NA +
virama +  ZWNJ + the_other_consonant.


>  > it doesn't matter how we do  it since this sequence is not supposed
>  > to  occur. This  calls for  standardization in  a later  version of
>  > Unicode.
> 
> I really do not understand this. There are plenty of words out there
> with CONS+virama (even the chillu forming cons) occur.

What I meant was, in a document conforming to the Unicode standard, a
chillu_forming_consonant+virama should never occur unless followed by
another consonant, a ZWJ, or a ZWNJ. i.e.,
chillu_forming_consonant+virama shouldn't end a word. Perhaps I'm wrong
about this and this should indeed be rendered as the consonant followed
by virama [which is the most natural thing to do consistent with the
treatment of non-chillu-forming consonants]. If that is the case, a
clarification in the Unicode book might be helpful. Lack of this seems
to be the root of all the confusion.

cheers,
Vinod