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Rendering

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Scripts Around the World Peter Constable, 2003-10-07; 17906 reads

This presentation provides an audiovisual introduction to the nature of complex scripts, covering baselines, writing direction, glyph substitution, positioning, joining, splitting, re-ordering, etc.

Rendering technologies overview Bob Hallissy, 2003-05-27; 23022 reads
A tour of basic issues related to rendering text for various writing systems, beginning with a simple model and building up to current technologies available for complex rendering.

Examples of Complex Rendering Sharon Correll; 53299 reads
Many writing systems around the world have complex rules governing the way the elements of the script are written. These kinds of writing systems require smart font technology to be rendered properly on the computer.

An Introduction to TrueType Fonts: A look inside the TTF format Victor Gaultney, Martin Hosken, Alan Ward, 2003-05-23; 80178 reads
The primary font technology used on Microsoft Windows and the Mac OS is based on the TrueType specification. This article examines the function of each of the internal tables that comprise a TrueType font.

Presentations and working papers in the area of rendering Melinda Bowman, 2003-01-28; 11240 reads
You can download this information written by members of SIL.

Challenges in publishing with non-Roman scripts Lorna A. Priest, 2003-02-27; 84658 reads
There are a number of challenges in the typesetting of non-Roman scripts. These include problems of interaction between the font and typesetting system, problems of very large character sets, and considerations of typesetting the particular script.

Applications that provide an adequate level of support for SIL Unicode Roman fonts NRSI staff, 2011-07-15; 32790 reads
Known applications which provide an adequate level of support for SIL Unicode Roman fonts (such as Andika, Charis SIL, Doulos SIL and Gentium Plus).

Rendering Technologies 11613 reads

SIL TypeTuner for Font Designers Alan Ward, 2009-04-28; 5582 reads
TypeTuner documentation on creating Tuner-ready fonts.

SIL TypeTuner Alan Ward, 2008-10-26; 21333 reads
TypeTuner can change the default glyphs, line metrics, and behaviors in specially prepared fonts.

SIL ViewGlyph — Font Viewing Program Bob Hallissy, 2009-10-31; 35102 reads
The SIL ViewGlyph utility is a font browser for Windows — it lets you see what is in a font.
Among its most useful features, ViewGlyph allows you to see a font's contents through different eyes, so to speak. Want to know what the font looks like when used by a Unicode application? How about when the font is moved to a Macintosh? Or, suppose I have the multilingual extensions installed and want to know what a font looks like when viewed through a particular codepage? ViewGlyph can show you the raw glyph palette, which is useful if you are writing smarts (i.e. OpenType, Graphite, or AAT tables) for your font. You can view certain TrueType font tables (name and cmap) and see various font metrics. Finally, ViewGlyph is useful for investigating how Windows maps 8-bit characters into Unicode through various codepages.

The XeTeX typesetting system Jonathan Kew, 2008-04-11; 661776 reads
XeTeX, a typesetting system based on a merger of Donald Knuth's TeX system with Unicode and modern font technologies, including support for both AAT (on Mac OS X) and OpenType (on all platforms) layout features.

SIL TypeTuner Web Bob Hallissy, 2010-11-30; 9759 reads
TypeTuner Web (or TTW) is a web delivery system for customized versions of SIL fonts. Now including: Andika, Charis SIL, Doulos SIL, Gentium Plus, Lateef and Scheherazade.

XeTeX downloads Jonathan Kew, 2009-04-07; 121592 reads
The latest XeTeX software available for download.

SIL Reprise — font conversion utility Bob Hallissy, 2009-09-07; 18003 reads
Reprise is a utility to convert legacy-encoded fonts into Unicode fonts so they can be used in Unicode-based applications.

SIL Reprise download, installation and use Bob Hallissy, 2009-09-07; 13674 reads
SIL Reprise download, install, and usage information

XeTeX for Linux Jonathan Kew, 2006-08-22; 81112 reads
Information and downloads related to running XeTeX on Linux or other Unix-like systems.

Font-related Tools on the Web 17815 reads
Links to tools for font development and font use.

SIL Reprise Tutorial Bob Hallissy, 2007-02-19; 8397 reads
This tutorial will guide you through the process of using SIL Reprise to creating a Unicode “smart font” from a legacy font that was built using the SIL Encore 3 Font System.

XeTeX version history Jonathan Kew, 2004-05-19; 21608 reads
Notes from earlier releases of XeTeX, and access to old downloads.

XeTeX FAQ Jonathan Kew, 2004-05-20; 83097 reads
Some questions and answers related to the XeTeX typesetting system.

Installing XeTeX with Fink's teTeX Clemens Heitzinger, 2005-12-03; 21328 reads
The XeTeX installer merges software into an existing TeX installation. However, users of Fink's teTeX package may prefer not to install into the /sw hierarchy, as this is normally managed exclusively by Fink. As an alternative, this page provides notes on manually installing XeTeX alongside an existing teTeX system.

Related packages for Xe(La)TeX Jonathan Kew, 2004-10-18; 28011 reads
Links to several macro packages designed to work with the XeTeX typesetting system.

GetGlyphPts utility Alan Ward, 2004-09-30; 10542 reads
Simple utility to obtain the points for a glyph as reported by the Windows API.

Using XeTeX with TeXShop Jonathan Kew, 2004-05-19; 61138 reads
Notes on configuring TeXShop as a graphical front end for XeTeX.

Using XeTeX with iTeXMac Jonathan Kew, 2004-05-22; 23138 reads
Notes on configuring the iTeXMac environment to work with XeTeX.

SIL ViewGlyph: Introductory walkthrough notes Bob Hallissy, 2003-03-03; 16076 reads
These are notes for showing how to use the SIL ViewGlyph utility. The SIL ViewGlyph utility is a font browser — it lets you see what is in a font.

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