Greetings from a lurker on this list. Over on the OpenType list I've been agitating for a change to the OpenType specification to allow font-level contributions to reordering (so that third world scripts could eventually be added to OpenType platforms as fonts, without having to change operating system/api C code where reordering presently takes place...and where economic considerations typically put a BIG RED STOP sign). So far we have not had any good suggestions as to HOW that could be accomplished.
OpenType is finding its way into ICU, Java, Pango, and other platforms so there is an OpenSource interest in this as well. Unfortunately, I am not technically competent to suggest _how_ OpenType could be changed to facilitate this: (1) How could we avoid breaking present rasterising engines? (2) How could we avoid requiring extensive changes to the applications/OSes that take advantage of OpenType? (3) What needs to be done to keep the link between the backing store and the glyph string in synch? (4) Two separate technologies which facilitate reordering at the font level are AAT and Graphite (neither of which are being enthusiastically embraced by application developers) I would greatly appreciate it if some of you could make suggestions how an evolutionary change to OpenType could integrate reordering within that 'standard' without destroying it or the large number of applications that take advantage of it. Hopefully, Maurice Bauhahn 2 Meadow Way Dorney Reach MAIDENHEAD SL6 0DS United Kingdom Home Tel: +44(0)1628 626068 Work Tel: +44(0)1932 878 404 Web: http://www.bauhahnm.clara.net Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Fonts mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/fonts
