Re: Constructed vertical writing systems?

First of all, let me compliment you on your scripts.  Very aesthetically
pleasing, to me at least.
Second, have you made them into fonts of any kind yet?

In fact, has anyone worked with making their ConScripts into fonts?  I'm
especially interested in how folks work with vertical fonts, like the
much mentioned Mongolian.  However, any information anyone has about
creating fonts for their conlang would be *very* much appreciated.
What are the biggest challenges?  What are the most tricky "gotchas"?
What about kerning iconic or pictographic fonts?  Any hints,
suggestions, etc.?

Thanks,
Jim

> Date:    Tue, 22 Apr 2003 23:01:30 -0400
> From:    Herman Miller <hmiller@...>
> Subject: Re: Constructed vertical writing systems?
> I did a few vertical scripts many years ago: Kazat Akkorou, Yortry, and
> Sarkai. Kazat Akkorou is a somewhat Mongolian-looking script, and the
> Yortry script is a variation of it. Crude mouse-drawn examples of the Kazat
> Akkorou and Sarkai scripts are on my Kolagian Writing page at
> http://www.io.com/~hmiller/lang/KolagianWriting.html . I really ought to
> scan in some hand-drawn Kazat Akkorou some time; it doesn't look quite as
> bad as that. There's even a bit of a language to go with it, but not a very
> developed language even by my standards of the time.
>
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