Chris, I understand (and agree) with your recommendations. One feature that some systems have is composite fonts, where the "font" is actually a table of subfonts in some order (perhaps with specific ranges assigned to each). That way, someone can have the advantage of specifying a single font name, and get a full repertoire, without requiring a monster font. Of course, there may be little uniformity of style across scripts, or in mixtures of symbols, but at least you can get legible characters instead of boxes.
Are there any plans to do something like that in Windows? Mark ————— Δός μοι ποῦ στῶ, καὶ κινῶ τὴν γῆν — Ἀρχιμήδης [http://www.macchiato.com] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Pratley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "akerbeltz.alba" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Unicode" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 9:29 PM Subject: RE: Windows/Office XP question > All the Microsoft TrueType fonts are Unicode, and the repertoires that each of them cover are added to over time. (usually in small groups of characters in order to fully support regions such as the former soviet republics, etc.) > > If you are referring specifically to Arial Unicode MS, the current version is 1.0 (as opposed to various 0.8x and 0.9 versions in the past). This version 1.0 has added OpenType shaping tables for many Indic scripts, as well as a few more characters, but its basic repertoire is still Unicode 2.1. > > There are fonts available for download from Microsoft that cover much of CJK Ext A and Ext B that were added in Unicode 3.0 and 3.1. Various other fonts exist that support additional scripts added in 3.0. > > Please note that my personal recommendation is to use specific fonts appropriate for the scripts you are supporting, rather than relying on a "universal" font, which is always going to be compromised typographically. > > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: akerbeltz.alba [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 3:33 PM > To: Unicode > Subject: Windows/Office XP question > > Have the unicode fonts for Win/Office XP been extended, especially the > ArialUnicode one (perhaps to include all of 3.0) or are they the same as in > ME/2000? > Mìcheal > > > >
