Re: Serbian language (Cyrillic and Latin versions)

Nikos-Optim <optim81-/[email protected]> Tue, 13 Jan 2004 06:48:04 -0800 (PST)
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the conversion could be incorporated in MediaWiki
engine. There can be a link "Greeklish version" next
to the "Printable version" link. After clicking on it,
MediaWiki will transliterate the document and present
it to the user.

--Optim


--- Pablo Saratxaga <pablo-7Aj/b8uzpy6AmYF/[email protected]> wrote:
> Kaixo!
> 
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 06:01:44AM -0800,
> Nikos-Optim wrote:
> > It can be done in an automated way.
> > 
> > Conversion software already exists and I can also
> > write my own software.
> 
> The problem is synchronization.
> 
> If converting from greek/cyrillic may be easy; the
> other way is not
> (as there are things that you want not to convert).
> Also, particularly in cyrillic, there may be things
> that are not
> easily convertible (eg the native name of someone or
> some place in
> Ucrainia can have letters not used in Serbian; a
> conversion back and
> forth will destroy it).
> 
> While for reading it may be useful; contributions in
> mixed alphabet
> will probably hurt.
> 
> -- 
> Ki ça vos våye bén,
> Pablo Saratxaga
> 
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