Talk:Batik
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[edit] Pronounciation
How is batik pronounced? BA-tik or ba-TIK? Could be useful to add that to the text.
Stress is generally predictable and non-contrastive in Indonesian and Malay, so both pronunciations are acceptable. Syedhusni (talk) 22:44, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Batik software
The Batik SVG software has nothing whatever to do with this topic. It is simply a product name, albeit a cute one for Java software.
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The Java XML 'Batik SVG Toolkit' is also the first hit on Google for 'batik' - try http://www.google.com/search?q=batik
Perhaps a disambiguation page would help those looking for summary info on http://xml.apache.org/batik/ - just checked and no entry for same in Wikipedia, nor FOLDOC.
Search of Wikipedia for 'batik svg' yielded 2 hits: Scalable Vector Graphics and Apache XML
[edit] Dutch spelling
Why use dutch spelling for canting? I think it's inapropriate202.69.101.170 09:50, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
- indonesian language used to have dutch spelling in every latin words, even today some of the words still being used. dutch spelling is part of indonesian spelling also.HoneyBee 20:40, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
- But we are no longer using that kind of spelling. The solution would be mentioning "canting" with "Dutch spelling:tjanting" in brackets.202.180.52.37 09:34, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
- "tjanting" is not a Dutch word. Not in my version of the van Dale anyway. I believe it to be either Indonesian or Javanese, not sure though. Anyway, it is just the way it is pronounced. As far as I know this pronounciation is still current, therefore I rolled back the removal of the pronunciation. ʍαμ$ʏ5043 17:08, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
- To add to my previous comment: "tjap" is in my dictionary. But, I think that what the dutch spelling is, is not relevant for this article. The more important aspect of the terms canting and cap is that the pronunciation of these words is different from what your average english speaking reader would expect. Therefore, the emphasis should be on the pronunciation of these words. Entymology of these words is hardly relevant here and should belong on the wiktionary. ʍαμ$ʏ5043 17:36, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] External links
Looks like external links need to be cleaned up.
However, would like to propose the following set of articles labelled Batiks And How To Make Them. It was originally published in the early 1900's and presents a good history of Batik.
Greetings - updated the external links section to be of ability. Removed a few sites that looked like commercial sites. Try to leave the best of them. Smithville 00:36, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] External link again
Please, if you want to include an external link, find a reliable source, non commercial and really really add additional information. Simply put a link to any website without proper reliable authors of who made the article in the website is not good enough. — Indon (reply) — 08:07, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
