Brian Stell wrote: > > Keith Packard wrote: > > ... I've tried to comprehend how Mozilla manages MathML > > font mapping, and I haven't quite figured out how I can reconcile that > > with what I'd like it to do (independent of Xft/fontconfig/et al). > > Let me start by saying that I am not an expert on MathML. I believe > that the core issue was: at the time MathML was developing Unicode > did not have codepoints for its math symbols. I believe that Unicode > 3.2 now has codepoints so a TrueType font could have the MathML > glyphs defined in the Unicode cmap. > > > I think having code which "knows" the layout of certain fonts > > is not an ideal design and I'm hoping that there is an alternative. > > Roger: care to share your thoughts?
What you said above is correct. Even the new Unicode 3.2 still doesn't cover all the characters that are needed for MathML layout. As for "knowing" a few fonts, I have already said to Keith that if he has a XP-solution to that problem then I am a taker. It wasn't really my primary interest to re-design an idealized font system just for the purpose of supporting a few selected math fonts needed for handling stretchy MathML characters. --- RBS _______________________________________________ Fonts mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/fonts
