Online Uyghur Unicode Processing Techniques And Its Implementation

Recently, with the rapid development of computer software and hardware technology, the computer has pervaded every corner of our society. Xinjiang is a multi-national region mainly inhabited by ethnic minorities, and there is a frequent need to use minority scripts. The research on developing a Windows-based multiscript operating platform does not only aim at enriching the theories and methodologies of multiscript platform development technology but it also seeks to make the computerizing of minority language information easier. On the other hand, non-standardized character encoding schemes used for minority-language information processing cause many problems hindering the sharing of minority information resources and slowing the penetration of the Internet. Under such circumstances, developing a highly efficient and intellectualized Uyghur Unicode on-line inputting technique and implementing the norms accepted by Unicode for Uyghur encoding have become urgent matters. In our region, the development of minority-language information processing techniques roughly followed the following phases:? DOS-based character processing and publishing software (1984-1994)One of the peculiarities of this stage was the effort to study and understand the structure and principles of computers. Minitype-character inputting software and multiscript publishing systems were developed for government offices and for the media. These research established a foundation for minority-language information processing projects. The main technical point of the research was changing keyboard installation programs and using DOS interrupts.? Research on the Windows Platform (1994-1999)The 863 Research group, Computer Department of Xinjiang University, took the first step in the research on Windows-based Uyghur platforms, and it successfully developed a multiscript version and a purely Uyghur version of Windows 3.X in July, 1996. The main technical point of the research was adopting Arabic Windows 3.1's new techniques. It was necessary to change Windows' output controlling function GDI, adapt the keyboard layout and substitute Uyghur fonts for Arabic fonts in order to implement Uyghur and Western-language multi-processing.? Application Software and Networking (1999-todate)The characteristic technical achievements are Windows 98/2000 IME, CA1 software, purpose-oriented software and Uyghur (Latin-based, Traditional Uyghur) websites. The implementing techniques of IME are system-low-level changing Arabic IME or controlling keyboard layouts with plug-in programs, then screwing Arabic fonts. Since browsers provide enormous convenience for the minority-language information online processing with the Arabic encoding function and right-to-left encoding function, some government offices and individuals created their pure Uyghur websites using the strong points of the new browsers,W, 3 ft ?4 5;Online Uyghur Unicode Processing Techniques and its Implementation______________________Abstractthus contributing to information technology in our region. This is an unprecedented period for minority-language information processing, and all sorts of IME and other software are now available on the market.This paper puts forward a brand new implementation scheme for online Uyghur Unicode display techniques and multi-coding converting techniques based on the Windows platform and network. This will facilitate the setting up and and dissemination of a unique Uyghur information processing standard. These techniques will be very helpful when dealing with Uyghur-language information on any platform, be it sharing Uyghur-language information on the Internet, creating websites or any other such activities. To actualize this system, our general design principles and objectives have been:1. Creating pure Uyghur Unicode fonts using the international standard, and not covering the Arabic fonts with Uyghur fonts like in the old ways;2. Solving the issue of online multiscript inputting (Uyghur, Chinese, English etc.) and displayin...