Does anyone know how to get the Unicode version of Emoji characters (see for example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji or http://www.edibleapple.com/2008/10/06/iphone-22-update-has-emoji-icons-japan ese-rejoice/ ) to actually display? Is there a font I'd have to install to see them?
Are these characters available anywhere as an SVG font? TTF? Are the colors and gradients a part of the Unicode definition, or does Unicode merely encode path geometry (like WOFF)? The Emoji character sets distributed through mobile phones appear to come with gradient definitions, implying perhaps another use case for SVG fonts over WOFF? In a search for a gestural language that would allow quicker translation than a keyboard of ideas into writing (as with, for example ASL), it seems conceivable that the canonical set of semantic primitives might not consist of monochromatic path geometry alone, but rather of richer colored, textured and even animated objects. That that animation should be borne declaratively and proximal to the object rather than as a style or script seems self-evident, if so. Cheers David [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: svg-developers-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ----Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: svg-developers-dig...@yahoogroups.com svg-developers-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: svg-developers-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/