[Biblical-languages] unicode syriac initial kaph
Ken Penner
pennerkm at mcmaster.ca
Tue Apr 5 15:23:28 EDT 2005
> Ken,
> So, does this mean that the Unicode standards has left it up to the
> font to make the distinction, or the rendering application?
As Peter noted, it is the rendering engine that decides which form to use. Of course, the font must have the appropriate glyph and tables.
> I downloaded Estrangelo Antioch, and when I view these characters in
> a couple different apps, I can confirm what William is
> seeing... no final form.
Actually, William was seeing the final form, not the medial form.
> For U+071F ܟ Syriac Letter Kaph
> and U+0729 ܩ Syriac Letter Qaph
> I can never get the final form.
On my screen, I see the final (i.e., correct) forms in the above lines.
Ken
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