Talk:Dinka

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Contents 1 Alphabet Display issues 2 Move to Language 3 Picture from s:The New Student's Reference Work 4 Suggested update in re Macharia Yuot

[edit] Alphabet Display issues

The extended characters do not display on most computers due to limited Unicode support for the Dinka alphabet. A bitmap alternative should be provided Softgrow 00:59, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

They weren't showing up in IE due to a limitation in IE's font handling, but I've added the Unicode template to the characters in question which works around the problem. Unicode itself doesn't have "limited support", just IE or the user's fonts. The characters are in the font Arial Unicode MS, which is commonly included with Microsoft Office, or several freely downloadable Unicode fonts. You can add a {{SpecialChars}} notice if you feel this needs to be explained in the article. DopefishJustin (･∀･) 20:01, August 23, 2005 (UTC)

Actually, you need OpenType fonts with support for combining diacritics. Arial Unicode MS can not support two of the uppercase characters that require combining diacritics.

[edit] Move to Language

Don't you think that alphabet+ should be moved to the language article? Koryakov Yuri 18:01, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture from s:The New Student's Reference Work

Here is link to a portrait circa 1914 for when the article expands further: Image:NSRW Africa Dinka.png --Birgitte§β ʈ Talk 01:31, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Suggested update in re Macharia Yuot

On the list of prominent members of the Dinka tribe, can someone include the runner Macharia Yuot? He is a distance runner at NCAA Div III Widener University. He recently won the 10k, 3k steeplechase, and 5k at the Div III track & field championships - the first runner in any division to win all three of those in the same year. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2466635&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos1

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=santoliquito/060420

http://www.widener.edu/Athletics/Outdoor_Track_and_Field/Schedule_and_Results/May_26_27_NCAA_/7386/

I'd do the editing myself, but I'm afraid I'd muck up the page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.245.147.124 (talk • contribs) 00:15, 2 June 2006 (UTC)