Contest #2: cancelled

Mac Buster · Post by **Mac Buster** » 22 Aug 2008 00:05

Title: Design of basic character set.

Goal: To get basic character set for using in ternary computer.

Task: To design basic character set that consists of not more than 729 characters and that includes maximal number of possible European alphabets and special characters (punctuation, mathematical, logical etc.) in most official order.

Conditions: Solution must be presented in form of graphic file that has all used characters inside. Also required short description of special characters, groups, and methods of characters combining with names of used alphabets. Short logical basis of chosen scheme is also welcome. One author may send not more than three solutions.

Rules: Solutions must be sent to mbr@ternary.info not later than September 30th, 2008.

Results: Best solution will be chosen by open voting of forum readers since October 1st, 2008.

Prize: Author of the best solution will get book "An Inquiry into Soviet Ternary Computer".

P.S. First contest was held in russian part of the forum.

hemuman · Post by **hemuman** » 22 Aug 2008 00:22

Hi,

Its a nice one. It will definitely help us in completing the table.TryteTable

Thanks,
Manoj

hemuman · Post by **hemuman** » 22 Aug 2008 03:56

Hello,

This is my solution,

http://tvm.manojky.net/csv/TernaryWithCharC.htm

Refer to remark columns for information,
I have tried to include
1). Devnagri (From -364 to -109)
2). GREEK Symbols (From -108 to -1)
3). Ascii Chars (From 0 to 255)
4). CYRILLIC (From 256 to 362)
5). Filler Values

Basically the Symbols are taken from UNICODE.

eudoxie · Post by **eudoxie** » 30 Aug 2008 15:36

I don't have the time to complete a solution, but I have some ideas that I'll give away as a free draft for anyone who wants them. What I basically want to do is take advantage of the symmetry of balanced numerals and the symmetry of many character sets.

For an example, you could have upper case letters in the negative space, and lower case letters in the uppercase space, so that if n is say 'c', then -n is 'C', and so forth. It's a lot of work to build a solution like this, since you can't just cut and paste from the UNICODE table, but the end result I think would be really beautiful.

Mac Buster · Post by **Mac Buster** » 08 Sep 2008 00:10

Only three weeks left, do not waste time! Prize is waiting for the contest winner

hemuman · Post by **hemuman** » 08 Sep 2008 01:33

How to provide graphic file for this?

BTW pls consider this as my first entry:

http://tvm.manojky.net/csv/TernaryWithCharC.htm

Description of table :

1). Devnagri (From -364 to -109)
2). GREEK Symbols (From -108 to -1)
3). Ascii Chars (From 0 to 255)
4). CYRILLIC (From 256 to 321)
5). CYRILLIC Extention (322 to 341)
6). EMPTY for future use (342 to 362)
7). Filler Values (363 to 364)

Thanks,

Mac Buster · Post by **Mac Buster** » 08 Sep 2008 05:11

Well, in your case you can use ForeFox with a plugin that saves whole web-page into a single graphics file.

hemuman · Post by **hemuman** » 08 Sep 2008 06:45

Re: Contest #2 Well, in your case you can use ForeFox with a plugin that saves whole web-page into a single graphics file.

What is foreFox? is it firefox?

Mac Buster · Post by **Mac Buster** » 08 Sep 2008 10:00

Oh, yes. It must be FireFox

hemuman · Post by **hemuman** » 08 Sep 2008 12:16

i am using firefox, but i did't get that option while saving

only it saves as, text or web page i.e. html

Shaos · Post by **Shaos** » 09 Sep 2008 03:58

Mac Buster wrote: Well, in your case you can use ForeFox with a plugin that saves whole web-page into a single graphics file.

What do you think if HTML also can be allowed?

Mac Buster · Post by **Mac Buster** » 10 Sep 2008 03:07

No, only graphics files allowed.

HTML does not guerantees that you see exactly what author did. I mean that some symbols may not be shown in certain culture settings (fonts, etc).

hemuman · Post by **hemuman** » 18 Sep 2008 02:40

Hi Mbr,

This is my entry:
its a single graphic file:
http://tvm.manojky.net/images/TernaryTable.JPG

please start polls

Mac Buster · Post by **Mac Buster** » 18 Sep 2008 14:49

Thanks for your entry! By contest rules polls will be started 1st October.

Mac Buster · Post by **Mac Buster** » 28 Sep 2008 14:44

Only couple of days left, hurry up!