Book Title: UBC indic
Author(s): Ashok Aklujkar
Publisher: Ashok Aklujkar

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________________ Tips on getting better results: UBC INDIC 6.1 As meets the top or framing line of Nagari letters at a point near that of their own perpendicular line and as the top marks like 1 C and claim just about the same space, the width of the letter or letters following (compare, e. g., f, R, f, Ra) frequently makes a difference in how natural the placing of the top mark looks. In the case of wider letters following f, occasionally use of top marks intended to go with and may lead to better results; e. g. seems more natural than, but is not better than f. In the case of conjuncts formed by combining two or more consonant signs (as against most stylised or 'ready-made' conjuncts like & and ), the procedure should occasionally be to type in this sequence: f, first or half-consonant, top mark, the second or full consonant; e. g. is better than and निस्त्रिश is better than निस्त्रिंश, but the same procedure would lead to an unattractive result like in the case of "rdvi" in the place off. consonant (i. e., in the case of G 9 ), the top marks vowel form, as in writing, although in the case of the difference would be negligible. C 9 6.2 In the case of non-initial forms of vowels coming to the right of the ገ and 9 and " G ' 'a 'c 'E 9 should be introduced after the " 9 9 C 9 19 and દ 6.3 As there can be many claimants for space on top of a Nagari syllable, introduction of the svarita accent mark is not straightforward. The one on 3.2.7a should be used in the case of syllables not having top marks or having

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