Re: Greek charset

On Tue, 28 Nov 2000, Oskar Gudlaugsson wrote:

> Fair enough, thanks (and to the rest of you for your input :) But still,
> even with that scheme, how do I fit acutes, graves, and circumflexes into
> it? Not to mention breathings? Okay, I could do ê or â etc, but the
> circumflex can't be put on w or h...
You can put the accent after the base character, using ' for acute.
Then ' before a word represents rough breathing, and smooth breathing
doesn't need to be expressed at all.

> And why not chi=x? Seems closer, graphically, right?
Yes, but then what do you do with xi?

> And actually, omega=oo, eta=ee, theta=th, chi=kh, phi=ph, might be more
> legible after all...(just a thought)
Yes, or O, E for omega, eta.

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