From: Adam Twardoch (list.adam@twardoch.com)
Date: Mon Aug 22 2005 - 19:18:38 CDT
Philippe Verdy wrote:
> the website www.opentype.org no longer points to the specs
It never has.
> Well, it's difficult to find the docs now:
It's extremely difficult:
http://www.google.com/search?q=opentype+specification
and click on the 2nd link labeled "Microsoft Typography - *OpenType*
*Specification* <http://www.microsoft.com/typography/otspec/default.htm>"
> And I can't find now the necessay OpenType docs on the
> Microsoft.com/typography site, it only speaks about TrueType,
Heh?
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ -> click on "Developing Fonts" ->
"Specifications" and click on the first link on the page: "OpenType
Specification v.1.4 <http://www.microsoft.com/typography/otspec/>"
> and the TrueType specs are now focusing VOLT, and does not say a lot
> about OpenType features. When I look at the section related to Tamil,
> the most important pages are now linking to redirected 404 "blank"
> pages, so the specs are now incomplete...
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/OpenType%20Dev/tamil/intro.mspx
> Is the OpenType "standard" dead?
On the contrary. It's actually being adopted as an ISO standard:
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/links/news.aspx?NID=5033
Adam
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