Patrick Durusau <> wrote
on 07/07/2008 05:56:35 PM:
> Rob,
>
> wrote:
> >
> > This is a specific feature in OpenType called "Alternative
Glyphs"
> > where a single font can contain alternative glyphs for the same
> > unicode character.
> >
> Yes, but that is the same point that I made from a different perspective.
>
Then I think we are in agreement.
> With OpenType you have a font and hence a "default" glyph,
so specifying
> an "alternative" glyph makes sense. But that presumes the
use of an
> OpenType font which has that capability.
>
> My point was that in the abstract there is no default glyph, only
the
> Unicode character point. For more you either have to rely on font
> technology (thanks for the OpenType reminder) or the markup layer.
The
> point being that the support does not reside in the Unicode encoding.
>
> Hope you are having a great day!
>
> Patrick
Right. This is purely an OpenType font feature.
-Rob
