David Gerard schreef:
On 21/12/06, Gerard Meijssen
<gerard.meijssen(a)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.
Thanks,
GerardM