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Sadhu · 05-23-2010, 07:23 AM

Hey, I have an iPad right in front of me, and I am looking at the extended character set of Tahoma, and viewing it right now on my iPad.

I looked at the so called complete list of iBook supported fonts in your pigshourdanswikis.com example, and didn't see Tahoma listed. But below is an brief example of Tahoma's extended character set, used to give the Transliterated Sanskrit in one of our books.

yogaś citta vṛtti nirodhaḥ
tadā draṣṭuḥ svarūpe 'vasthānaṃ
vṛtti sārūpyam itaratra
vṛttayaḥ pañcatayyaḥ kliṣṭā 'kliṣṭāḥ

So, okay, if it's not embedding, and Tahoma is not on your list, how is the iBook showing these extended characters. To my knowledge these extended characters show up differently using fonts other than Tahoma. If Tahoma is not on the list, how is it that I can see them? I'd really like to know.

Look, and this is directed at not only JsWolf and Kjk but anyone who thinks I am trying to show off, and say that others are wrong. That would petty, and stupid, to say nothing a big waste of time. If you thought I was trying to show you up as wrong, I sincerely apologize, because that was not my intension.

No, the only reason I took the time to write this (I don't lurk in forums, and I certainly don't like show off) is because I want to understand how it is I can see these characters that I am not supposed to see, based on what people are saying. Perhaps there is a greater number of fonts that do also support these same extended characters. However, it was my understanding that this was not the case. I have tried many fonts, and the special characters do not show up.

Of course, in addition, it had been my understanding was that fonts could be embedded (though not encrypted) in ePubs, and so I assumed the same would be true in any ePub document. I'd actually be happier to learn that the font was not embedded and simply able to be read by the iPad, because then, I wouldn't have to worry about violating font licensing.

Is there anyone who is a publishing professional who has confronted this whole issue head on, and can clear up my confusion?

05-23-2010, 07:23 AM	#10
Sadhu Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Device: iPad	Hey, I have an iPad right in front of me, and I am looking at the extended character set of Tahoma, and viewing it right now on my iPad. I looked at the so called complete list of iBook supported fonts in your pigshourdanswikis.com example, and didn't see Tahoma listed. But below is an brief example of Tahoma's extended character set, used to give the Transliterated Sanskrit in one of our books. yogaś citta vṛtti nirodhaḥ tadā draṣṭuḥ svarūpe 'vasthānaṃ vṛtti sārūpyam itaratra vṛttayaḥ pañcatayyaḥ kliṣṭā 'kliṣṭāḥ So, okay, if it's not embedding, and Tahoma is not on your list, how is the iBook showing these extended characters. To my knowledge these extended characters show up differently using fonts other than Tahoma. If Tahoma is not on the list, how is it that I can see them? I'd really like to know. Look, and this is directed at not only JsWolf and Kjk but anyone who thinks I am trying to show off, and say that others are wrong. That would petty, and stupid, to say nothing a big waste of time. If you thought I was trying to show you up as wrong, I sincerely apologize, because that was not my intension. No, the only reason I took the time to write this (I don't lurk in forums, and I certainly don't like show off) is because I want to understand how it is I can see these characters that I am not supposed to see, based on what people are saying. Perhaps there is a greater number of fonts that do also support these same extended characters. However, it was my understanding that this was not the case. I have tried many fonts, and the special characters do not show up. Of course, in addition, it had been my understanding was that fonts could be embedded (though not encrypted) in ePubs, and so I assumed the same would be true in any ePub document. I'd actually be happier to learn that the font was not embedded and simply able to be read by the iPad, because then, I wouldn't have to worry about violating font licensing. Is there anyone who is a publishing professional who has confronted this whole issue head on, and can clear up my confusion?