Re: Transliterating font

From: jameskass@att.net
Date: Sun Nov 09 2003 - 22:19:54 EST

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    Philippe Verdy wrote,

    > And in fact it's quite simple to do it with OpenType composite fonts that
    > can be built to refer to glyphs searched in another font: such a
    > "transliterator font" would not need any glyph, and thus does not require to
    > buy a licence for a commercial design ...

    ... which is probably just as well. Most people probably
    wouldn't pay much for a glyphless font anyway.

    Can you enlighten us with a link to the part of the OpenType
    specs which enables a glyphless OpenType font to access glyphs
    in a different font?

    Best regards,

    James Kass
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