[mpeg-OTspec] Indic1 shaping resources

[Nathan Willis]

Thanks — but the information there is describing the Indic2 model, is it
not?

I'm specifically hunting for info on the now-deprecated script tags, like
deva, beng, guru, etc, and how they were shaped....

Thanks,
Nate

On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 3:16 PM, Levantovsky, Vladimir <
Vladimir.Levantovsky at monotype.com> wrote:

> This page offers a collection of resources for script-specific
> development:
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> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Typography/SpecificationsOverview.aspx
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> Regards,
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> Vladimir
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> Vladimir   Levantovsky
> Director, Standards & Technology Strategy
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> *From:* mpeg-OTspec at yahoogroups.com [mailto:mpeg-OTspec at yahoogroups.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Nathan Willis nwillis at glyphography.com [mpeg-OTspec]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 21, 2017 9:10 AM
> *To:* mpeg-otspec at yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* [mpeg-OTspec] Indic1 shaping resources
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> Hello,
>
> I am looking for some documentation on how the pre-revision Indic1 shaping
> model worked. Does anyone know of resources along those lines that are
> still accessible today?
>
> For context, I'm trying to write some explanatory text that describes
> "what has changed" with the adoption of the Indic2 model. While that's
> possible to a degree, based just on looking at Indic2 documents (and source
> code), it would be immensely more valuable to read something that was
> contemporary with Indic1 for comparison — or even to see samples.
>
> The oldest (demonstrable) version I've located of this sort of material
> online is from 1.4.0: https://www.microsoft.com/typography/otspec140/
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.microsoft.com_typography_otspec140_&d=DwMFaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=jb2T9D8Np5j0t1X2JtGDVJ6FPFtBJQsSkOo2WUrCs2wDaDMjubx2uJNwnX72VM2o&m=WtryNz5SVupaZQn5zTMOxst3pwIVG3jlrre5IbwYNLk&s=ssX1ax__mi-fux8wR6HQbXgamvc853xCu3OAyhhkF5U&e=>
> ...which has, among other things, a "Layout" appendix. But it does not go
> into much detail on shaping issues.
>
> Is there something else?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nate
>
>
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> nathan.p.willis
> nwillis at glyphography.com
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