Re: Last resort font

From: John H. Jenkins (jenkins@apple.com)
Date: Wed Jun 11 2008 - 12:42:19 CDT

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    Um, Mac OS X already comes with the Last Resort font. Why would you
    want to install it? (I would assume that the system sees that it
    conflicts with the installed LR font and ignores it.)

    On Jun 11, 2008, at 9:36 AM, Marion Gunn wrote:

    > For my own part, I have yet to get it to work on my old (10.4.11)
    > office Apple (or even to appear as a listed font on the usual fonts
    > list inside pre-existing MSWord docs). Is that down to my fault/
    > stupidity (entirely possible), or to some other reason? Appreciative
    > of any intelligent replies sent to me privately or via list unicode@unicode.org
    > .
    > mg
    >
    > Scríobh Crwth:
    >> I've found a bunch of problems with this font; the code that
    >> generates them seems to make a mess of certain groups. cf. U+0735
    >> SYRIAC ZQAPHA DOTTED has an example of the overlaying seen
    >> elsewhere, as well as incorrect boundaries in the rendering.
    >>
    >> It's a useful fallback, though, if the rendering bug is found.
    >>
    >> --
    >> Wayne
    >>
    >
    >
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    >
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    >
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