direction of written Narn?

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Subject: direction of written Narn?
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+  1: Apr 16, 1996: Jeff Schneiter <jschneit at adobe.com>
+  3: Apr 18, 1996: jsivier at ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Jonathan Sivier )
*  4: Apr 19, 1996: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)

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From: Jeff Schneiter <jschneit at adobe.com>
Lines: 8

Way back in Season 2 we see G'Kar dictating to a computer and
the writing is left to right. In Season 3 we see G'Kar writing
with pen and it is right to left.

Was that a goof?

Jeff S.
http://www.bats.com

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From: jsivier at ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Jonathan Sivier )
Lines: 20

lorrie at mellers1.psych.berkeley.edu (Lorrie Wood) writes:

>In article <3173F27C.C3D at adobe.com>,
>Jeff Schneiter  <jschneit at adobe.com> wrote:
>>Way back in Season 2 we see G'Kar dictating to a computer and
>>the writing is left to right. In Season 3 we see G'Kar writing
>>with pen and it is right to left.
>>
>>Was that a goof?

>	Yes.

   Perhaps it is bostrophedonic (sp?) like ancient Greek.  That is each 
line is written in the opposite direction from the line before.  Many
fast dot-matrix printers work this way as well.  Bostriphedonic means
"as the oxen plows" and refers to going back and forth across a field
(or page).

Jonathan


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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Lines: 7

The computer was a goof; Narnish is written right to left.


 jms



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