Conlang Unicode Font (was Re: Kamakawi Unicode Font Question)

Dana wrote:�<<�Didn't we just have a thread about this not too long ago. I
know�that my last e-mail to CUR has gone without notice. I was only�trying
to register my Deini font. I pretty much picked an unused�range (ED00 to
ED3F) and went with it.� >>��Speaking of which, since I'm making a
Kamakawi Unicode font,�it might be generally useful to simply make a Conlang
Unicode�font--a single font that could be downloaded from FrathWiki,�for
example. If I have the fonts, it's simple enough to create�something like
this.��So, if anyone is interested:��(1) You must have a script on the
conlang registry (if it's not on�there, since it's not being updated, just be
sure to adhere to their�guidelines, and don't pick a sequences that's been
picked. I'm�taking F000 to who knows what [probably F200+]).��(2) You
have to have a font (recreating the characters myself�would take too much
time).��(3) You must include a list of the titles and codes of each
character�(so I can add them and they work).��(4) Send me all of the
above offlist.��If we start to gather them all together, then it can,
essentially,�serve the function of the registry (i.e., if we have an actual
font,�then of course no one could duplicate anyone else's codes--you�can't
have two glyphs in the same window!).��So, there it is. I'm going to finish
up my font, and add others�as people send them to me, or as I come across
them. Since it�takes little effort to produce a new font, this need not be
immediate�(e.g., if you're reading this in the archives and it's 2011, just
send�me the stuff, and I'll put out a new version of the font).
Hopefully�this type of thing can be generally
useful.��-David�*******************************************************************�"A
male love inevivi i'ala'i oku i ue pokulu'ume o heki a."�"No eternal reward
will forgive us now for wasting the dawn."��-Jim
Morrison��http://dedalvs.free.fr/��On Mar 5, 2008, at 5∞26 PM,
li_sasxsek@NUTTER.NET wrote:��>�>> [mailto:CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu] On
Behalf Of David J. Peterson�>�>> I'm just about finished with the Kamakawi
font (600+ glyphs),�>> and I was thinking of creating a Unicode font to use
on my�>> website (still unfortunate that it's either images or having�>
people�>> download a font, but oh well). Since the Conlang Unicode�>>
Registry isn't really being used anymore, what should I do?�>> Should I just
pick some unused codepoints and go with them?�>> Do people still e-mail
Michael at all?�>�> Didn't we just have a thread about this not too long
ago. I know�> that my last e-mail to CUR has gone without notice. I was
only�> trying to register my Deini font. I pretty much picked an unused�>
range (ED00 to ED3F) and went with it.�>�>
http://www.nutter.net/dana/language/deini_script.pdf�>�> BTW: I'm not sure
if I sent the keyboard drivers to anyone, but if�> so, please e-mail them
back. I lost them in the HD crash, otherwise�> I have to sit and rebuild them
from scratch.�

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