Gerard Meijssen wrote:
David Gerard schreef:
On 21/12/06, Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijssen@gmail.com wrote:
When you get ?????? it makes sense to install more fonts. The use of IPA is problematic because it is often done incorrectly and most people have not had training to do IPA correctly. It takes a lot of training to do this correctly. My name for instance is notoriously difficult to pronounce for people who are not Dutch while even a name like "Bob" should be written in many ways when you consider in how many ways it is pronounced.
Indeed. But we're not going to be able to make it a requirement of editing en:wp that users install more fonts on their (arguably broken) default-install Windows box.
- d.
Hoi, You do not have to make it a requirement as it is their option to upgrade their system with better font support. As there is a reasonable solution that is open to people, it is unreasonable to expect others to accommodate them by insisting on having a transliteration, a Latin nick, having people appear to be a number.\
"I am a man, not a number!"...