Links to text layout and typography information

THIS INFORMATION HAS NOW BEEN INTEGRATED INTO Improving text layout and typography on the Web and in eBooks

The W3C needs to make sure that the text layout and typographic needs of scripts and languages around the world are built in to technologies such as HTML, CSS, SVG, etc. so that Web pages and eBooks can look and behave as people expect around the world.

The wiki page Improving text layout and typography on the Web and in eBooks ties together W3C resources dealing with various aspects of text layout and typography that need to be supported on the Web and in eBooks. This page provides links to additional information around the Web, particularly for non-Latin script languages, that may be useful. Sections are currently ordered by script name.

Arabic

Arabic text justification : justification
Typography questions for HTML & CSS: Arabic justification : justification
Rule-based expert system for Urdu nastaleeq justification : justification

Chinese

Bopomofo on the Web : phonetic annotations

Ethiopic

Proposal to Reclassify Ethiopic Wordspace as a Space Separator (Zs) Symbol : justification

Mongolian

Mongolian script layout requirements (.ppt) : fonts, encodings, cursor movement, layout

Tibetan

Tibetan script notes : script description, text segmentation, punctuation, line breaking, justification, emphasis & highlighting, alignment
Tibetan script requirements (.ppt) : punctuation, pagination, content layout, title design and layout, tables and illustrations