Re: OpenType update for Unicode 5.2/6.0?

From: John H. Jenkins (jenkins@apple.com)
Date: Mon Oct 11 2010 - 11:31:50 CDT

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    You might start with at http://www.microsoft.com/typography/otspec/otlist.htm.

    On Oct 11, 2010, at 5:11 AM, Saqqara wrote:

    > Given that OpenType is the de-facto standard for fonts, it is disappointing to see the 'Script tag' list for OpenType has not been updated in almost three years. I'm a patient person but the lack of inclusion of new scripts in Unicode 5.2 a year after the fact seems like carelessness. I've elaborated a little further on my jtotobsc blog, see http://jtotobsc.blogspot.com/2010/10/isounicode-scripts-missing-in-opentype.html.
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    > My particular interest being ๐“Œƒ๐“‚ง๐“๐“ฏ๐“€๐“ช๐“†Ž๐“…“๐“Š– (mdt-kmt, the Egyptian language in hieroglyphs).
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    > Any ideas who needs to be prodded to make an update happen? It would also be very useful if HTML5/WOFF could spec Unicode 6.0 or later as a step towards a multiscript web.
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    > Bob Richmond
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