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Re: First useable version of vertical cursive script

From:taliesin the storyteller <taliesin@...>
Date:Saturday, April 29, 2000, 16:11
* Dan Sulani <dnsulani@...> [000427 17:14]:
> On 26 April, taliesin wrote: > > http://home.nvg.ntnu.no/~taliesin/taruven/sketches/cursive.html > > > >Conculturally, it is the official alphabet used by the "char"s, and due to > >certain modern (mes)alliances it has become very popular in Chaldea too, > >and of course, it is much better suited for handwriting than the other > >one, which is after all tailored for the use on old-fashioned monitors. > > I think it looks great.
Thanks! It is so good to get some feedback from time to time...
> (Might look even better if done with a broad felt-tip marker or > calligraphic pen).
It is meant as handwriting, but of course there are calligraphic versions also...
> My only problem is that my eye keeps wanting to turn it > _horizontal_! Just shows what I'm used to, I guess.
It doesn't write very well horisontally actually, it would be too many up/down-strokes. Writing it downwards my hand is more relaxed than when writing western-style.
> Anyhow, I like it!
câr, as a gven might say it. t.