The use of the <unclear> tag in Demotic and Arabic texts is unproblematic in XML. When it is round tripped with xSugar to Leiden+ problems arise.
Instead of using underdots (which are obviously unacceptable in both language representations) we propose to the the unicode points U+2E22 and U+2E23.
Since walking from XML to Leiden+ is the challenge, the idea of some sort of preprocessing based on the parent xml:lang value of ar or egy-Egyd was floated.
In order to make entry easier there was also a proposal to think about adding a tab in the editor next to the UnderDot tag. It might be called Unclear Arabic Demotic or whatever is less clumsy and space taking.
The use of the
<unclear>tag in Demotic and Arabic texts is unproblematic in XML. When it is round tripped with xSugar to Leiden+ problems arise.Instead of using underdots (which are obviously unacceptable in both language representations) we propose to the the unicode points U+2E22 and U+2E23.
Since walking from XML to Leiden+ is the challenge, the idea of some sort of preprocessing based on the parent xml:lang value of ar or egy-Egyd was floated.
In order to make entry easier there was also a proposal to think about adding a tab in the editor next to the
UnderDottag. It might be calledUnclear Arabic Demoticor whatever is less clumsy and space taking.