Re: "Missing character" glyph

From: John Cowan (jcowan@reutershealth.com)
Date: Thu Aug 01 2002 - 23:59:01 EDT


James Kass scripsit:

> Even if a new character is proposed and accepted, font developers
> will probably just copy their own interpretation of 'missing
> character' from Glyph ID Zero into the new slot. What would
> be gained?

It would be guaranteed that every font would encode this character
using its missing-glyph glyph; in short, no font would have a mapped glyph
for the character, but it is a legitimate character in every other way.

-- 
John Cowan       http://www.ccil.org/~cowan        <jcowan@reutershealth.com>
        You tollerday donsk?  N.  You tolkatiff scowegian?  Nn.
        You spigotty anglease?  Nnn.  You phonio saxo?  Nnnn.
                Clear all so!  `Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)



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