[mpeg-OTspec] RE: FW: Proposed Script tag additions

[Thomas Phinney]

On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 10:05 AM, John Hudson <john at tiro.ca> wrote:

>
>
> Levantovsky, Vladimir wrote:
>
> > ...do we want language-specific shaping specification
> > be kept "as is" (i.e. as separate specifications), or would be useful
> > and reasonable to make them part of the ISO OFF standard, e.g. add them
> > as annexes to establish a compliance point for text layout engine
> > implementations?
>
> I would be in favour of making the script and language shaping
> specifications part of the OFF standard. As numerous people have
> complained to date, there is no OTL implementation specification, and
> this would be an important step towards creating one.
>


I am one of those complainers. Where these writing systems are concerned,
the OpenType specification is adequate for neither font development nor
app/OS development without the language-specific information. The language
specs are not just optional niceties, but rather are core functionality, and
should be treated as such.

Regards,

T

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