Comments on: Why Bitstream Sucks http://www.niponwave.com/2009/12/12/why-bitstream-sucks/ Personal blog of Nipon Haque from Kolkata (Calcutta) of India. Covering wide range of topics from technology to sports and much more. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:52:23 +0000 By: Pranab http://www.niponwave.com/2009/12/12/why-bitstream-sucks/#comment-507184 Pranab Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:30:36 +0000 http://www.niponwave.com/2009/12/12/why-bitstream-sucks/#comment-507184 Do you think that with daily sales into millions locally and their myopic, politicized vision they care about their web footprint? Do you think that with daily sales into millions locally and their myopic, politicized vision they care about their web footprint?

]]> By: Anjan K Das http://www.niponwave.com/2009/12/12/why-bitstream-sucks/#comment-507728 Anjan K Das Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:38:53 +0000 http://www.niponwave.com/2009/12/12/why-bitstream-sucks/#comment-507728 you are right, now i know why I cannot access most Bengali newspaper sites. please keep campaigning till they change! you are right, now i know why I cannot access most Bengali newspaper sites. please keep campaigning till they change!

]]> By: Nipon http://www.niponwave.com/2009/12/12/why-bitstream-sucks/#comment-508032 Nipon Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:56:58 +0000 http://www.niponwave.com/2009/12/12/why-bitstream-sucks/#comment-508032 Sir, There are ways you can read Bengali newspapers online. If you are using IE you can read it after installing the Bitstream Web Font player (can be done from the ABP site itself). On Firefox, install the incredibly helpful extension 'Padma' and you are all set. @Pranab: True! ABP's ad tag goes - <i>read ABP else you lag behind</i> (পড়তে হয়, নইলে পিছিয়ে পড়তে হয়). But they are seriously lagging behind on the web front, clinging to obsolete non-compliant encoding! The Star Ananda website is in Unicode though! (that the site was last updated ages ago is another thing)! Sir, There are ways you can read Bengali newspapers online. If you are using IE you can read it after installing the Bitstream Web Font player (can be done from the ABP site itself). On Firefox, install the incredibly helpful extension ‘Padma’ and you are all set.

@Pranab: True! ABP’s ad tag goes - read ABP else you lag behind (পড়তে হয়, নইলে পিছিয়ে পড়তে হয়). But they are seriously lagging behind on the web front, clinging to obsolete non-compliant encoding! The Star Ananda website is in Unicode though! (that the site was last updated ages ago is another thing)!

]]> By: Pallab http://www.niponwave.com/2009/12/12/why-bitstream-sucks/#comment-508224 Pallab Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:30:23 +0000 http://www.niponwave.com/2009/12/12/why-bitstream-sucks/#comment-508224 Totally agree with you. Btw, I had no idea that BBC had a bengali website. Thanks for that. Totally agree with you.
Btw, I had no idea that BBC had a bengali website. Thanks for that.

]]> By: Nipon http://www.niponwave.com/2009/12/12/why-bitstream-sucks/#comment-508231 Nipon Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:16:59 +0000 http://www.niponwave.com/2009/12/12/why-bitstream-sucks/#comment-508231 Hi Pallab, Welcome. The BBC website is pretty neat. On the downside, it hardly serves any Indian content. Hi Pallab,

Welcome. The BBC website is pretty neat. On the downside, it hardly serves any Indian content.

]]> By: Romit http://www.niponwave.com/2009/12/12/why-bitstream-sucks/#comment-510295 Romit Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:52:54 +0000 http://www.niponwave.com/2009/12/12/why-bitstream-sucks/#comment-510295 I think the major reason that are not moving to Unicode is that their complete internal workflow in non unicode based. And point 3-4 in your post basically says that. Their complete process from Reporters to Printers require age old technology, which is going to be painful to upgrade to Unicode. In this workflow showing news on the internet (for free) has very little importance. This line from colloquial bengali basically sums it up > cholchhe choluk i.e. don't fix it until it breaks. I think the major reason that are not moving to Unicode is that their complete internal workflow in non unicode based. And point 3-4 in your post basically says that.

Their complete process from Reporters to Printers require age old technology, which is going to be painful to upgrade to Unicode. In this workflow showing news on the internet (for free) has very little importance.

This line from colloquial bengali basically sums it up > cholchhe choluk i.e. don’t fix it until it breaks.

]]> By: Nipon http://www.niponwave.com/2009/12/12/why-bitstream-sucks/#comment-510325 Nipon Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:40:49 +0000 http://www.niponwave.com/2009/12/12/why-bitstream-sucks/#comment-510325 Only time will tell if we can get rid of this "Cholche cholbe" mode ever! In the next decade may be... Only time will tell if we can get rid of this “Cholche cholbe” mode ever! In the next decade may be…

]]> By: Visiting Cards Printing http://www.niponwave.com/2009/12/12/why-bitstream-sucks/#comment-617301 Visiting Cards Printing Mon, 01 Nov 2010 05:03:15 +0000 http://www.niponwave.com/2009/12/12/why-bitstream-sucks/#comment-617301 Yah ..... I Can't agree more to your comments .... thanks for bringing to my notice that BBC is in bengali as well .... Yah ….. I Can’t agree more to your comments …. thanks for bringing to my notice that BBC is in bengali as well ….

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