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Short URL: https://scripts.sil.org/ScriptsAroundTheWorld

Scripts Around the World

Peter Constable, 2003-10-07

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

A screenshot from the Flash presentation, Scripts Around the World.



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This presentation requires Macromedia Flash Player available  here

Scripts Around the World (Windows)
Peter Constable, Sam Jones, 2003-02-12
Download "ScriptsPresentation1_2Win.zip", ZIP archive, 5MB [5314 downloads]
Scripts Around the World (Mac OS)
Peter Constable, Sam Jones, 2003-02-12
Download "ScriptsPresentation1_2Mac.sit", Stuffit archive, 5MB [3259 downloads]


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