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Re: Unicode 3.0

From:Paul Bennett <paul.bennett@...>
Date:Friday, October 1, 1999, 8:57
I wrote:
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Rob writes:
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Since I've been looking for fonts I ancountered the word Unicode. What is it? How can I get all those neat scripts like Thaana and (especially) Mongolian vertical script? <<< To answer this question in "laymans terms": Computers store documents as a sequence of numbers, <<<<<< Of course, 'puter folks being 'puter folks, this has actually made it HARDER, not easier to find the fonts you need, especially for free. IM(NSH)O, the Unicode Organisation should publish "reference" fonts (in a reasonalby well-known standard, such as TrueType (far more users than Type 1, or Tex)). Possibly one font for each "page" or whatever they're called would be easiest. Heck, I'd even volunteer to do some of the font-making myself, if I had the ability. As to finding the fonts you'd like, I can only suggest going to http://charts.unicode.org/ and contacting the companies that they used to make their example images, but be prepared to pay horrendously. I cannot publicly condone simply ripping off the example images and bodging together your own TTF, even if it would be strictly for personal use. It's tempting, though, isn't it...? ************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been scanned for the presence of computer viruses. *************************************************************