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SignWriting List September 6, 2014 Hello Steve - A special thank you, to you, and to all those working on this project. It is exciting to think that SignWriting was voted into Unicode, and will be available as a part of Unicode version 8 in the summer of 2015, but it is also stressful too, because there is much to be done before SignWriting truly functions in Unicode - Getting a working Font is a part of this process, to make Unicode functional for SignWriting. I am starting to feel your excitement that the Font development is very close indeed. This is a particularly exciting page to read, Steve. Thank you for writing this page: SignWriting for sign languages in Unicode 8 using SVG Glyphs in OpenType Fonts http://typophile.com/node/119229 I am following this discussion with interest… Val ;-) ------------ On Sep 6, 2014, at 7:24 AM, Stephen E Slevinski Jr <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi list, > > Next year, the Unicode 8 specification will include the SignWriting symbols as described in the ISWA 2010. > > I'm hoping we can have a Unicode 8 specific font available before the official release next year. > > -------------------------------------- > 1: SignWriting Fonts Test Page > -------------------------------------- > Once we have a font created for the SignWriting symbols in Unicode 8, we can test it against this page. > http://signpuddle.net/iswa/swfont_test.html > > -------------------------------------- > 2: Data File of Unicode Strings to SVG Glyphs > -------------------------------------- > On the above test page, I have a 1.1 MB zipped data file of Unicode strings to SVG Glyph definition. One glyph per line. The 37,811 glyphs will easily fit into a 16-bit font. In theory, the automation of an OpenType Font with SVG Glyphs should be possible. I've put together a small write-up on a typography forum. > http://typophile.com/node/119229 > > Regards, > -Steve ________________________________________________ SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] Post Messages to the SignWriting List: [log in to unmask] SignWriting List Archives & Home Page http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1