- From: Jonathan Kew <jfkthame@googlemail.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:47:07 +0000
- To: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
- Cc: John Daggett <jdaggett@mozilla.com>, WOFF Working Group FONT <public-webfonts-wg@w3.org>, Vladimir Levantovsky <Vladimir.Levantovsky@MonotypeImaging.com>
On 10 Nov 2010, at 20:52, Chris Lilley wrote: > On Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 9:40:52 PM, John wrote: > > JD> Chris Lilley wrote: > >>> I seem to recall discussion that the OT spec required padding >>> between tables but was silent or ambiguous about padding after the >>> last table. > > JD> I should point out here that the OT spec doesn't *require* > JD> padding, it merely recommends it. > > JD> http://www.microsoft.com/typography/otspec/recom.htm > > Thanks for the correction. "It is suggested" is pretty weak, especially followed by a 'should'. > There's stronger language elsewhere in the spec: Quote: "Note: This function implies that the length of a table must be a multiple of four bytes. In fact, a font is not considered structurally proper without the correct padding. All tables must begin on four byte boundries, and any remaining space between tables is padded with zeros." (http://www.microsoft.com/typography/otspec/otff.htm) JK
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