For example, the location where the reph and pre-pended matra are re-ordered within a syllable cluster is affected by the presence of a half form. The new Indic shaping engine allows for variations in typographic conventions, giving a font developer control over shaping by the choice of designation of glyphs to certain OpenType features. In addition, registered features of the Kannada script are defined and illustrated with examples. While it does not contain instructions for creating Kannada fonts, it will help font developers understand how the Indic shaping engine processes Indic text. It contains information about terminology, font features and behavior of the Indic shaping engine in regards to the Kannada script. This document targets developers implementing Indic shaping behavior compatible with Microsoft OpenType specification for Indic scripts. The Kannada script is used to write the Kannadu language and is closely related to the Telugu script. This document presents information that will help font developers create or support OpenType fonts for Kannada script languages covered by the Unicode Standard.
While Indic fonts made according to the earlier recommendations will still function properly in new versions of Uniscribe, font developers may wish to update their fonts, particularly if they wish to avoid certain limitations of the earlier implementation. Please note: This document reflects the changes made in 2005 for recommendations for Indic-script OpenType font and shaping-engine implementations.
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