[mpeg-OTspec] Re: [OpenType] Allowing DFLT to take languages

[Behdad Esfahbod]

On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 8:51 AM, Eric Muller eric.muller at efele.net
[mpeg-OTspec] <mpeg-OTspec-noreply at yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
> - it seemed weird that you (font designer) would care to have language
> specific behaviors when you have no idea of the script.
>

This statement is misleading.  In reality, font designers do care to have
language specific behavior when **the engine** has no idea of the script.
Mapping U+06F7 EXTENDED ARABIC-INDIC DIGIT SEVEN to the Urdu style under
lang=ur even if the digit (script=Common) is standing alone by itself is a
perfectly legitimate example of wanting DFLT:urd.

PUA is another legitimate option that was brought up.

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behdad
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