From: Eike Rathke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [l10n-dev] Unicode Last Resort Font Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:12:48 +0200
> Hi, > > Apple provided a Last Resort font that can be downloaded from the > Unicode.org site, you'll have to agree to an EULA though. > > Citing from > http://www.unicode.org/policies/lastresortfont_eula.html > > | The Last Resort font is a collection of glyphs to represent types of Unicode > | characters. These glyphs are designed to allow users to recognize that an > | encoded value is one of the following: > | > | * a specific type of Unicode character > | * in the Private Use Area (no private agreement exists) > | * unassigned (reserved for future assignment) > | * one of the illegal character codes. > | > | These glyphs are used as the backup of "last resort" to any other font; if > the > | font cannot represent any particular Unicode character, the appropriate > | "missing" glyph from the Last Resort font is used instead. This provides > users > | with the ability to tell what sort of character it is, and gives them a > clue as > | to what type of font they would need to display the characters correctly. > > For details and download visit the URL given above. Very important :) thanks Eike for telling us -- Nakata Maho http://accc.riken.jp/maho/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
