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	Telugu OpenType Specification | Terms | Shaping | Features | Other | Appendix
		Other encoding issues Interaction between below-base, post-base and above-base elements Commonly, a feature is required for dealing with the base glyph and one of the post-base, pre-base or above-base elements. Since it is not possible to reorder ALL of these elements next to the base glyph, we need to skip over the elements "in the middle" (reordering-wise). The solution is to assign different mark attachment classes to different elements of the syllable and positional forms, and in any given lookup work with one mark type only. For example, in above-base substitutions we need only consider above-base elements most of the time. Generally, it is good practice to label as "mark" glyphs that are denoted as marks in the Unicode Standard as well as below-base/above-base forms of consonants. Then, different attachment classes should be assigned to different marks depending on their position with respect to the base. Handling invalid combining marks Combining marks and signs that appear in text not in conjunction with a valid consonant base are considered invalid. Uniscribe displays these marks using the fallback rendering mechanism defined in the Unicode Standard (section 5.12, 'Rendering Non-Spacing Marks' of the Unicode Standard 3.1), i.e. positioned on a dotted circle. Please note that to render a sign standalone (in apparent isolation from any base) one should apply it on a space (see section 2.5 'Combining Marks' of the Unicode Standard). Uniscribe requires a ZWJ to be placed between the space and a mark for them to combine into a standalone sign. (ie. to get a shape of I-matra without the dotted circle one should type + ZWJ + I-matra). For the fallback mechanism to work properly, a Telugu OTL font should contain a glyph for the dotted circle (U+25CC). In case this glyph is missing from the font, the invalid signs will be displayed on the missing glyph shape (white box). In addition to the 'dotted circle' other Unicode code points that are recommended for inclusion in any Telugu font are the ZWJ (zero width joiner; U+200C), the ZWNJ (zero width non-joiner; U+200D) and the ZWSP (zero width space; U+200B). this page was last updated 21 March 2002 © 2002 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of use. comments to the MST group: how to contact us
	Telugu OpenType Specification | Terms | Shaping | Features | Other | Appendix
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