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Oliver Corff 18.08.2006 07:29: > For instance, is the ?? (io/IO) used in alphabetical enumeration? I > suppose not. But perhaps there are different usage?
> > Else, all leters are used, I suppose (except hard and soft sign), and in > upper and lower-case?
The problem is that several standards seem to be in use; some include
io, others don't. In general, hard and soft sign are excluded. Have a look
at the counters provided in MonTeX (on CTAN).
Thanks Oliver. I checked the MonTeX and it contained a "conservative" list with 28 enumerative letters. (It excluded IO, Short I and dark/low Ï (Yery).) Is it «safe» to recommend this format as a «default» numeration format for Russian texts?
My view is that I find the MonTeX list «logical». The IO is very similar to the IE - so exluding one of them is therefore logical. The Short I is very similar to I - so out with one of them too. And the dark/low Ï (Yery) is never first in a [russian] word - so out. This format is also logical from another point: it is common to take out the IO. But when you do that, then it is also logical to no treat the short I and the dark/low Ï (Yery) any better :-). (On could perhaps argue about Shcha and Sha aslo - the look very similar also ...)
However, the MonTeX format must be said to be a conservative/elegant/logical enumeration form. I will call it a format for _enumeration_. But not a format for _sorting_. When sorting a phone catalogue or similar, then one will be both seldom names and forreign names. Thus when enumerating a sorted list of all possible names, all letters might be needed. (On the other side, Norwegian never use XYZ in native words. But still we use these letters in our lists ...)
So the aboslute best thing would be - I think - to operate with two different formats: The conservative format, and a complete format with all letters except soft and hard sign.
Agree? Any comments would be appreciated. I have «lured» a software developer into be supporting Russian list/enumartion format. So now I need to explain him how that format looks like.
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leif
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