Re: [ft-devel] problems with synthetic cmaps

[Werner LEMBERG]

>>>> (1) Don't synthesize a Unicode cmap map for symbol OpenType fonts
>>>>     (i.e., fonts having a (3,0) cmap).
>>>>
>>>> (2) Discard a synthesized Unicode cmap if the number of mappings
>>>>     is much lower than the mappings in another cmap of the
>>>>     font.
>>
>> Since Wingdings and Webdings are in Unicode 7.0, any objection to
>>
>> (3) Improve synthetic Unicode map by adding the missing PostScript
>>     names for the fonts in question.
>
> I found everything to implement (3)
> http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2012/12368-n4384.pdf
> but after reading this
> http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2011/11309-apple-resp-n4127.pdf
> implemented (1).
>
> It would be too much work for just 4 fonts.

Yep.  Thanks for the quick fix.


    Werner