[HarfBuzz] 'init' OT feature in Hebrew

[Maxim Iorsh]

I understand that with some effort the desired behavior of the 'init'
feature can be achieved by different means, but I'm not sure this was the
intention of the standard. Furthermore, the 'init' is just one example. The
'jalt' feature can be useful too, and there are tens of other features
available in advanced fonts.

Could you please clarify, whether implementation of these features belongs
to the scope of HarfBuzz? Is there any general framework for such
implementation?

Thank you,
 -- Maxim.

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 11:25 PM, Behdad Esfahbod <behdad at behdad.org> wrote:

> On 11/12/10 16:16, James Cloos wrote:
> > If the miniscule folling a majuscule does not connect to the previous
> > glyph then it should use its initial form.
> >
> > At least conceptually.
> >
> > Making it work does seem to be left as an exercise for the reader^W,
> > err, writer(?). ☺
>
> The font designer can do that.  That's not the problem.  Knowing that
> you're
> start/end of word is something that the shaper can help with.
>
> behdad
>
> > -JimC
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