From: Peter Constable (petercon@microsoft.com)
Date: Wed Dec 03 2003 - 12:06:57 EST
It's called hinting, and it's expensive.
And it has nothing whatsoever to do with MS Word.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: unicode-bounce@unicode.org [mailto:unicode-bounce@unicode.org]
On Behalf
> Of Arcane Jill
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:19 AM
> To: unicode@unicode.org
> Subject: Free Fonts
>
>
> This should really be in a FAQ somewhere on the Unicode web site,
> methinks. One thing - the fonts print spectacularly well, but don't
seem
> to display well on the screen (at least, not in Microsoft Word). Any
> idea why that might be?
>
> Jill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philippe Verdy [mailto:verdy_p@wanadoo.fr]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 1:57 PM
> To: Michael Everson
> Cc: Unicode@Unicode.Org
> Subject: RE: MS Windows and Unicode 4.0 ?
>
> There are many
> open-source projects aimed at producing free fonts for all
> scripts available in Unicode/ISO/IEC 10646.
>
> Just visit the impressive resource references collected on:
> http://www.nongnu.org/freefont/
>
> Don't forget PfaEdit to edit glyph outlines, and the referenced
> font tools.
>
> Now font design is open to many hackers that have some ability
> in a particular design focus. You don't need to master all
> font technologies as fonts are being now developed with
> small subprojects. Glyphs are only a part of what a font can
> support. Those interested in hinting glyphs, or maintaining
> font design integrity when new glyphs are added can now
> collaborate with their own skills.
>
> There's no magic behind fonts. In fact, in a near future, most
> Unicode-supported scripts will be easily accessible to users,
> because there will be large collections of OpenType fonts
> supporting them and created with open-sourced licenses.
>
> So even if an OS still does not provide support for some scripts,
> the OS should be prepared to accept all Unicode scripts with all
> fonts. These OS or software vendors may help those open-source
> projects to enhance their interoperability with foreign scripts,
> and provide in their distribution the best collected open-sourced
> fonts.
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