Contextual analysis approach for Arabization of a microcomputer

Author

Khan, Emdad H. ; Chaudhry, Farouk I.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Bahrain Univ., Bahrain

Volume

37

Issue

1

fYear

1991

fDate

2/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

86

Lastpage

95

Abstract

The authors describe a contextual analysis algorithm for the analysis of entered Arabic characters that selects a proper shape for them before displaying them on the screen. The 7-bit ASMO 449 code standard and the reduced-character Amtan keyboard are selected for implementing the Arabic system. The analyzer simplifies the user interaction with the Arabic system by reducing the number of shapes of characters to be handled. The Arabic character generator is designed as a font structure based on 8 by 8 dot matrix pixels for different Arabic character shapes

Keywords

character sets; codes; keyboards; natural languages; standards; 64 pixel; 7 bit; 8 pixel; ASMO 449 code standard; Arabic character generator; Arabic system; Arabization; contextual analysis algorithm; dot matrix; font structure; microcomputer; reduced-character Amtan keyboard; Algorithm design and analysis; Code standards; Computer peripherals; Computer science; Computer science education; Keyboards; Microcomputers; Natural languages; Shape; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0098-3063

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/30.73650

Filename

73650