Do you know if the directionality issue was considered at that time.
No, we didn't consider it at the time. We dropped the ball on that one.
I sent Michael a number of scans of the Samaritan shin in use as a symbol in BHS apparatus critici, including in use in direct proximity with LTR letters, numbers and other symbols.
I have that, yes. -- Michael Everson * * Everson Typography * * http://www.evertype.com

