[XeTeX] : Re: wrong uccode of ß

Adam Twardoch list.adam at twardoch.com
Mon Apr 14 13:55:26 CEST 2008


Ulrike Fischer wrote:
> Here too: All this variants are connected. SS with two distinct S is not
> considered as a possible variants for the char. T1-encoding is better in
> this respect. There a position for the "SS"-char existed from the start
> on. 
>   
But if you're using a ligature or a digraph, it's better to encode it 
using the components rather than a new code — otherwise you'll be 
creating non-searchable documents.

The standard uppercasing of ß is two letters S, not one SS digraph. But 
as far as the capital ß is concerned, you can design it the way you 
prefer, but keep in mind that the very reason it was added is to provide 
a codepoint for encoding an uppercase ß which is visually distinct from 
two consecutive Ss.

A.

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