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Cursive Connection Feature Type

The cursive connection feature type (kCursiveConnectionType) is used for cursively connected scripts to specify whether or not cursive connections are to be used between glyphs. This feature type is required for Arabic, but may be supported by other scripts as well. Figure B-2 shows an example of cursive connection in a Roman font.


Figure B-2  Cursive connection in a Roman font

Cursive connection in a Roman font

If a font supports the cursive connection feature type, you may be able to select features that either disable cursive connection completely, enable letter forms that connect in a noncontextual manner, or enable completely contextual, cursively connected letter forms (as in Arabic). Table B-3 lists the feature selectors for cursive connection. This is a contextual, exclusive feature type.

Table B-3  Selectors for the cursive connection feature type

Feature selector

Description

kUnconnectedSelector

Disables cursive connection. Selecting this for some scripts results in incorrect linguistic appearance.

kPartiallyConnectedSelector

Specifies predrawn letter forms that connect in a noncontextual manner.

kCursiveSelector

Specifies full contextual connection of letter forms. For Arabic fonts, this selector is set by default.



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Last updated: 2007-07-10

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