[Freebangfont-devel] Re: [Bengalinux-core] Conjunct encoding/representation?

[Sayamindu Dasgupta]

On Sun, 2003-02-02 at 18:25, shaheed wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm trying to work out how to add conjunct support to Raga 
> (http://www.aozw65.dsl.pipex.com/raga.tgz) and looked at Akaash and Mukti for 
> inspiration. I can see that both use the Unicode private area B, but the 
> usage seems to differ between them. I presume that there is some kind of 
> encoding-vector-like concept that smooths the differences from OTF's point of 
> view?
> 
> If so, can some kind soul point me to a description of the logic involved?
> 
> Also, does having multiple usages of the private area make sense? Would it be 
> a good idea to create a harmonised usage - at least for the fonts we 
> organise/develop?
> 

/*Disclaimer - I do not understand/know much technical terms - If you do
not understand anything, please do not hesitate to shout ;-)*/

Actually, as far as I understand, the usage of the private area is
immaterial. The glyphs there are never called directly. The position is
defined in the OTF tables, and that handles all the hard stuff. For
example, if you have a glyph cluster of Ka Hasanta Ka, the tables will
substitute that cluster with a single glyph for Kae-Ka.
...hth....
:-D
-sdg


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