John Hudson

  • Re: We need new keyboards

    On the subject of new keyboards, Unicode’s CLDR project includes a standardised XML representation for keyboard layouts, which can be used by downstream libraries and tools to compile keyboard driver…
  • Re: Feature circled characters

    ‘nalt’ was primarily registered for the context of East Asian typography, in which a variety of notational forms exist. I wonder how widely supported it is in software, especially outside of CJK-spec…
  • Re: Font or Font Software

    I remember this discussion taking place, almost word-for-word, 30 years ago on the comp.fonts Usenet group. The definition of ‘computer program’ employed by the US Copyright Office* is very broad—enc…
  • Re: Font or Font Software

    @"Mark Simonson" According to @"Behdad Esfahbod", OpenType Layout GSUB is Turing complete. I have to admit that I did not understand the explanation, even though I was in the room…
  • Re: Font or Font Software

    Some people may be wary because over the years they have encountered a lot of bad actors seeking to sow confusion or doubt about the protectability of typeface design or font copyright, including rep…
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