Eric Muller wrote: > [...] what makes the selection of a shape appropriate for > rtl or ltr context any different? in particular, why > should we rule out the use of an alternate shape for A > based on the directionality?
This is particularly relevant for alphabets (such as Old Italic or Greek) which are historically attested in both directionalities. It is no use to override the directionality of an Etruscan paragraph to RTL if the glyphs maintain their typical LTR shape. _ Marco
