[mpeg-OTspec] Indic1 shaping resources

[Kalapi Gajjar-Bordawekar]

Hello Nathan,

I used the Wayback Machine <https://web.archive.org> to access those
specifications and then exported them to PDF.

Example:
http://web.archive.org/web/20060202215041/http://www.microsoft.com:80/typography/SpecificationsOverview.mspx

Best regards,
Kalapi

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Typeface Designer & Font Developer > @kalapi <https://twitter.com/kalapi>

On 21 November 2017 at 22:11, Nathan Willis nwillis at glyphography.com
[mpeg-OTspec] <mpeg-OTspec-noreply at yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
>
> 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:
>>
>> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Typography/SpecificationsOverview.aspx
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Vladimir
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Vladimir   Levantovsky
>> Director, Standards & Technology Strategy
>>
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>>  Unicorn
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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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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>> nwillis at glyphography.com
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