On 10/13/98 1:43 PM, Paul Keinanen (keinanen@sci.fi) wrote:
>What is the technical readines in different computer environments to display
>non-BMP characters ? The already overstretched cmap structure in True Type
>Fonts are limited to 16 bits. What is the situation with various Type x
>systems ?
>
Apple Type Services for Unicode Imaging (ATSUI), which is a new feature
of Mac OS 8.5, has the full facility to display non-BMP characters. The
limitation on the TrueType cmaps isn't a real problem, as the non-BMP
characters can be treated as ligatures for purposes of display.
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John H. Jenkins
jenkins@apple.com
tseng@blueneptune.com
http://www.blueneptune.com/~tseng
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