- From: Adam Twardoch (List) <list.adam@twardoch.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:22:16 +0200
- To: John Hudson <tiro@tiro.com>
- CC: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>, www-font@w3.org
> In this context, 'embedding' may be reasonably interpreted to mean > stored in a document, but not stored elsewhere and linked to from a > document. (...) > 1. The OpenType OS/2 fsType specification should clarify the meaning of > 'embedding', and limit this meaning to 'stored in a document', > explicitly *not* linking to a font stored outside the document. The > fsType embedding bits should be identified as not relevant to web font > linking. > > 2. Web font format specification should explicitly indicate that the > OS/2 embedding bits are not relevant to web font linking, and should be > ignored by browsers. This is most important for CWT, since it inherits > inclusion of the fsType entry in its headers from the EOT format. John, how do your comments relate to web fonts that are, indeed, embedded in the HTML document rather than stored outside and linked? An example of such web font can be seen at http://www.twardoch.com/webfonts/completelyembedded/ Best, Adam -- Adam Twardoch | Language Typography Unicode Fonts OpenType | twardoch.com | silesian.com | fontlab.net Reporter: "So what will your trip to Ireland look like?" Lech Wałęsa: "I get into a car, then onto a plane, and then the other way around."
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