Hoi,
Using a font that is not based on UTF-8 is something that should be a
conscious one. For all the languages that we currently support the script is
supported in UTF-8. This means that there is imho no good argument to
support non-UTF-8 fonts for any of our current projects.
Thanks,
GerardM
2009/7/17 Tei <[email protected]>
> PSEUDO OFF-TOPIC.
>
> I work for a service for multicultural education. Something I notice,
> is that often the traductor uses a custom font. Theres a hebrew
> custom font, a urdu custom font, etc... using these fonts, you can
> write in these languages using unicode-unaware word processors. The
> text is not really in unicode. If you copy&paste the code from one of
> these word / pdf files to a unicode aware text editor, you get
> gibberish, like "xfdLnfO{ yfxf 5 ;a} dfG5] leGgleGg :jefj / k|j[lQsf
> x'G5g\ t/ klg zflGt /" (thats was a real text from a nepali
> document).
>
> So, If you speak wolof, or urdu, or nepali, or continental chinois, or
> hebrew... I bet you have already have these fonts installed on your
> system. Like ...hum.... you already have a system, and the graphics,
> for these chara/H/H.. scripts.
>
> The feature that embedded fonts add, is visual quality (and maybe some
> math symbols?). Embedded fonts is not a i18n technology for all.. but
> a very few countries. Everybody else just need "Arial Unicode" font.
>
> IF there where a system to detect If a guy have a particular Hebrew or
> Urdu font. That would open the door to.. just.. use
> ..that..font..that...is ..already installed. The "Arial Unicode"
> font, or the "DavidD" (hebrew) font, etc..
>
> I don't think this is possible. But since most people on this mail
> list have more expertise than myself, maybe someone can see what I
> can't see, how to detect a installed font, and redirect to a "real"
> page.
>
> A "Feature Bonus" is that, If theres people in nepal / israel / africa
> already using these fonts / systems, It would be easier for these
> people to copy text from his word processor to the edit textarea of
> wikipedia... Wait...wait.. wait... If you want people to write
> something using font XYZ, the edit page sould use the font XYZ.. or
> will not see the graphics..... uh...oh.... troubles.
>
>
> note: sorry about my horrible broken english.
>
> note2: I am a UTF8 fanboy. I hate that people use something else, no
> idea why, maybe lack of support from some text processor?
>
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