--- Forwarded Message from [log in to unmask] --- >From: [log in to unmask] >Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 11:48:00 -0700 (PDT) >To: [log in to unmask] >cc: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Character encoding for online courseware? ------------------ I am gathering information on how online language courseware handles character encoding and font problems and have a couple of questions for those who have had experience with this. 1. What character encoding is being used for your language courses? 2. If Unicode was used, how are those characters missing from Unicode handled? (Private Use Area? Or were no characters missing for the courses being developed?) Were there other problems in using Unicode? 3. How were variants handled (if this problem cropped up)? (This question is probably more relevant to online text projects, and involves how to handle variants that are *not* included in Unicode, but are needed.) 4. Do you know of other online language instruction programs being developed at other universities? I am particularly interested in those developing courses for lesser-known modern languages or ancient languages (Ancient Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphics, etc.). I'd be very grateful for any input on these questions. With best regards, Deborah Anderson Researcher, Dept. of Linguistics UC Berkeley Email: [log in to unmask]