I have run into a situation where I need to display unicode characters not in the 1252 code page. From what I've been reading, it would appear that I need to make my own custom font to do this.
Is that correct?
Yes. Also, depending on the characters, you might need to do additional processing of the text before you display it (e.g. if it's bi-directional or contextual).
Are there any commercial fonts folks can recommend that are made for this kind of problem, or does everyone just roll their own?
There are some public-domain fonts for other platforms that can be adapted, but it will take a bit of work. The biggest issue is how many non-1252 characters you need to be able to handle.
-- Ken -- Ken Krugler TransPac Software, Inc. <http://www.transpac.com> +1 530-470-9200
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