A few years ago, we put together a book of background reading for a workshop we were doing on implementing writing systems on computers using current technologies. The readings consisted of a collection of items that had been prepared by different authors, but there was some coordination of topics for at least some of the articles.
Anyway, some of the articles in this book are now available online: The NRSI Model for Implementing Writing Systems: An introduction http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&item_id=IWS-Chapter01 An introduction to keyboard design theory: What goes where? http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&item_id=KeybrdDesign Rendering technologies overview http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&item_id=IWS-Chapter07 An Introduction to TrueType Fonts: A look inside the TTF format http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&item_id=IWS-Chapter08 Challenges in publishing with non-Roman scripts http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&item_id=IWS-Chapter09 TrueType table listing http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&item_id=IWS-AppendixC Glossary http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&item_id=Glossary - Peter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Constable Non-Roman Script Initiative, SIL International 7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd., Dallas, TX 75236, USA Tel: +1 972 708 7485
