Kent Karlsson scripsit: > Ligating ae into æ works for Latin > and sometimes English (could be done via a "smart" font).
Always for English, I think: if someone finds a counterexample, let them use a + ZWNJ + e. > Note that e.g. an fj > ligature is just as legitimate and useful as an fi ligature (fjord, > fjol, fjärde, fjäll, fjorton, fjäder,...), but since it is of no > orthographic significance, Actually, it is of orthographic significance: it is not uncommon for good fonts to have an fj ligature. > there's no character for fj ligature, and > there should not, strictly speaking, have been one for the fi ligature; > both the fi and fj ligatures (and many more) should be generated > just via the rendering system+font. Sure. fi-ligature exists in Unicode for round-trip compatibility with MacRoman. -- John Cowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.reutershealth.com I amar prestar aen, han mathon ne nen, http://www.ccil.org/~cowan han mathon ne chae, a han noston ne 'wilith. --Galadriel, _LOTR:FOTR_
