Re: opentype features (ligatures)

[Werner LEMBERG <wl gnu org>]

> It seems that Mandombe is a *script* of fairly recent origin
> designed for writing several central African languages.

Aah, I wasn't aware of it.

> Until this script is encoded in the Unicode standard it may be
> difficult to get OpenType shaping engines like Pango to properly
> support it.

Indeed, your are right.

> If Mfumu Kibatvuidi Nsiangani Ne Nlaza wants to see the Mandombe
> script, and languages written in this script, properly supported -
> IMO the first thing that needs doing is submitting a proposal to WG2
> for encoding the Mandombe script in the iso 10646 & Unicode
> standards.

I fully agree.


    Werner