V. Adding Language and Script Support

Introduction

• Non-Roman script support
• Tables covered in this chapter

Character maps

• How cmap is used
• Requirements
• Standard encodings
• Unicode
• Updating an existing font
• Formats
• Using the cmap editor
• Special features of TrueEdit's cmap editor

Vertical metrics

• Format details
• Vertical header
• Vertical metrics
• Using the editor

Bitmaps

• Why bitmaps?
• Technical details
• The editor
• General info
• Glyph image metrics

Accents

Baselines

• Baseline classes
• Table details
• How to Add Baselines to a Font
• Baselines for roman fonts

Character properties

• Directionality classes
• Reordering pairs
• Hanging punctuation
• Using the editor
• Setting default properties

Directionality classes

• Strong Left-to-Rights
• Strong Right-to-Lefts
• Arabic Letters
• European Numbers
• European Number Separators
• European Number Terminators
• Arabic Numbers
• Common Number Separators
• Block Separators
• Segment Separators
• Whitespace
• Other Neutrals
• Reordering pairs
• Floaters
• Hangers

Localization

• The name table
• The name editor

Tips for specific scripts

• General
• Arabic & Farsi
• Hebrew
• CJK