Christopher Fynn writes:
> One trouble is that OpenType shaping engines apply shaping features in a 
> script specific manner. 

Then OpenType is broken in this respect. Unicode constantly tells people
that they will have to use better technology instead of Unicode adding
something.

> If someone wants to make an OpenType font for a complex shorthand script 
> then he must have a user community in mind since this is not a trivial 
> task. 

Because someone wants to make a font doesn't mean they will. And because
someone does make a font, doesn't mean there's a user community for it;
the world is littered with 'better' mousetraps that no one wanted.
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