Syriac OpenType specification

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Syriac OpenType Specification

Creating and supporting OpenType fonts for the Syriac script
This document presents information that will assist font developers in creating fonts for all Syriac script languages covered by the Unicode Standard 3.1. The three styles of Syriac in use today; Estrangelo, Serto and East Syriac all use the same Syriac encoding . Font developers will learn how to encode complex script features in their fonts, choose character sets, organize font information, and use existing tools to produce Syriac fonts. Registered features of the Syriac script are defined and illustrated, encodings are listed, and templates are included for compiling Syriac layout tables for OpenType fonts.
This document also presents information about the Syriac OpenType shaping engine of 'Uniscribe', an operating system component responsible for text layout.
In addition to being a primer and specification for the creation and support of Syriac fonts, this document is intended to more broadly illustrate the OpenType Layout architecture, feature schemes, and operating system support for shaping and positioning text.

Contents

Terms
How the Syriac shaping engine works
Features for the Syriac script
Other encoding issues
Appendix

Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Companies, names, and data used in examples herein are fictitious unless otherwise noted. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of Microsoft Corporation.
© 2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Microsoft, MS, Windows, NT, MS Word and OpenType are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. TrueType is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

Syriac OpenType Specification

Microsoft Typography | Developer information | Specifications | OpenType font development



	Microsoft Typography \| Developer information \| Specifications \| OpenType font development

	Syriac OpenType Specification



		Creating and supporting OpenType fonts for the Syriac script This document presents information that will assist font developers in creating fonts for all Syriac script languages covered by the Unicode Standard 3.1. The three styles of Syriac in use today; Estrangelo, Serto and East Syriac all use the same Syriac encoding . Font developers will learn how to encode complex script features in their fonts, choose character sets, organize font information, and use existing tools to produce Syriac fonts. Registered features of the Syriac script are defined and illustrated, encodings are listed, and templates are included for compiling Syriac layout tables for OpenType fonts. This document also presents information about the Syriac OpenType shaping engine of 'Uniscribe', an operating system component responsible for text layout. In addition to being a primer and specification for the creation and support of Syriac fonts, this document is intended to more broadly illustrate the OpenType Layout architecture, feature schemes, and operating system support for shaping and positioning text. Contents Terms How the Syriac shaping engine works Features for the Syriac script Other encoding issues Appendix Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Companies, names, and data used in examples herein are fictitious unless otherwise noted. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of Microsoft Corporation. © 2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, MS, Windows, NT, MS Word and OpenType are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. TrueType is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.


	Syriac OpenType Specification

	Microsoft Typography \| Developer information \| Specifications \| OpenType font development