Re: Hebrew Vav Holam

From: Michael Everson (everson@evertype.com)
Date: Wed Jul 30 2003 - 17:45:53 EDT

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    At 16:50 -0400 2003-07-30, John Cowan wrote:
    >Michael Everson scripsit:
    >
    >> >See the reference glyph for U+FB4B. One form looks like this with
    >> >the dot above further to the left, the other like it with the dot a
    >> >little further to the right. This glyph with the centred dot is a
    >> >compromise between the two.
    >>
    >> A picture speaks a thousand words.
    >
    >These particular words combined with the picture in the U3.0 chart tell all.

    I see. This disunification tempts. I'd go to the bother of writing up
    the proposal for adding this combining character if on further
    discussion it appears the right thing to do.

    -- 
    Michael Everson * * Everson Typography *  * http://www.evertype.com
    


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