Comment #13 on issue 22240 by verdyp: Do ligature substitution on web content http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=22240
Note that the fact that Adobe implemented them in its propriétary Flex system (or custom AIR controls for browsers) demonstrates that the solution is technically viable. On the opposite, the custom Flex CSS properties are not necessarily the best suited for working with HTML (Flex is not HTML), or other W3G standards (including notably SVG, and other XML-based style languages), and they may need to be refined/enhanced/studied more appropriately to preserve the compatibility and iteroperability. The W3G lags long behind, and there's not a lot made in this perspective, for more advanced typography on the web (and there are still a lot of works and questionable options for the future CSS3 specification). So advanced typography will probably not come before CSS4, unless there's agreement between the authors of major browsers, to define some extensions earlier. What is missing is a vendor-neutral specification (and agreements signed by the participants to release them for open use, without requiring royalties or specific licences) from all W3G participants (including notably Adobe, Microsoft, the Mozilla Foundation, Google and Apple...). Anyway, the advanced support for ligatures in OpenType (and partly also in Unicode) is already released in an open way, this paves the way for such implementations and fast adoption. Note that CSS specifications are now advancing mostly by the demonstrations made by each vendor (using custom CSS properties, whose names are prefixed by their vendor id, like "-moz-", "-webkit-", ...) before larger adoption of a standard CSS property name and behavior without those prefixes. -- You received this message because you are listed in the owner or CC fields of this issue, or because you starred this issue. You may adjust your issue notification preferences at: http://code.google.com/hosting/settings --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Automated mail from issue updates at http://crbug.com/ Subscription options: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-bugs -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
