Syrian/Estrangelo

From: Marc Wilhelm Kuester (marc.kuester@zdv.uni-tuebingen.de)
Date: Fri Aug 01 1997 - 05:06:03 EDT

While implementing Syrian language support in a previewer for the TUSTEP
typesetting system and developping suitable, Unicode-based fonts, the
problem has occurred whether Syrian characters are regarded only as glyph
variants of other scripts (Arabic?) or if there are plans to add a relevant
section to the Unicode standard.
   Under `Syrian' I understand the alphabeth which Faulmann in "Das Buch
der Schrift" lists as `Estrangelo' (cf. p. 85).
   The Unicode Consortium does not list Syrian amongst the Proposed Unicode
Characters.

   Thanks,

                Marc W. Kuster

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