[mpeg-OTspec] Fwd: Proposed Draft UTR #50, Unicode Properties for Vertical Text Layout now available

[Thomas Phinney]

Any chance somebody like you, who is intimately familiar with all the moving
parts involved, could summarize the implications for fonts?

T

On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Eric Muller <emuller at adobe.com> wrote:

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> While this proposed TR is mostly from the point of view of Unicode, there
> are implications for fonts and layout engines.
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> Eric.
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> -------- Original Message --------
>  Subject: Proposed Draft UTR #50, Unicode Properties for Vertical Text
> Layout now available  Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 13:33:09 -0700  From:
> announcements at unicode.org <announcements at unicode.org><announcements at unicode.org>  Reply-To:
> root at unicode.org <root at unicode.org> <root at unicode.org>  To:
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> The Unicode Technical Committee has posted a new issue for public
> review and comment. Details are on the following web page:
> http://www.unicode.org/review/pri207/
>
> Review period for the new item closes on October 24, 2011.
>
> Please see the page for links to discussion and relevant documents.
> Briefly, the new issue is:
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> PRI #207, Proposed Draft UTR #50, Unicode Properties for Vertical Text
> Layout
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> The layout of Japanese text follows different conventions than the
> layout of Western texts. Many of the requirements are described in the
> W3C Working Group Note “Requirements for Japanese Text Layout”. This new
> proposed draft technical report describes two Unicode character
> properties which can be used to implement those requirements.
>
> This is a moderated Public Review Issue. An unmoderated discussion takes
> place on the designated forum:http://www.unicode.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=35
> The moderator of this PRI will summarize the discussion and provide it
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> of the PRI, formal feedback will also be accepted from other parties, if
> they feel that the summary does not reflect accurately their concerns.
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