Library

Update : UniMM is closely aligning with new myanmar unicode character allocation pipeline. This book data and informations may not relevant anymore in some area. If you have doubt, please contact me to seek latest update.

UniMM Font Library and Ligatures

One unit, One font, One Source which is open and give you freedom, the "UniMM"

This library meant the re-useable work for developers. This library has the UniMM naming standard for those extra glyphs(identical to how much glyphs pertaining) and Adobe naming standard for Unicode range. This is one of the Core for implementing digital font. I, have written in as of no warranty. If you were log in, you can comment on it. If you want to make your contribution on this library, please contact haalaaluu[at]users[dot]sourceforge[dot]net.

UniMM lastest SVN trunk can browse at: svnroot/uniburma/unimm

CMAP

Unicode 4.1 Myanmar U1000-U109F

Please refer to U1000.pdf

Non Unicode

UniMM still do not use any PUA, yet. The following are non unicode characters which imply UniMM. This non unicode CMAP also respect to UniMM naming standard. These are also available at Filebrowser.

Unicode Value	Glyph	Description
-1		U_cut
-1		aa_tall_1
-1		aa_tall_2
-1		bot_medra_big
-1		bot_medra_small
-1		com_med_ya_ha
-1		double_101e
-1		kinzi
-1		med_ha_102f
-1		med_ha
-1		med_ha_small
-1		med_ra
-1		med_ra_big
-1		med_wa
-1		med_ya
-1		multi_1
-1		multi_2
-1		multi_3
-1		multi_4
-1		multi_5
-1		nnya_cut
-1		notail_na
-1		ra_shape
-1		rare_ddha_dda
-1		stack_nna_dda
-1		sub_con_a
-1		sub_con_ba
-1		sub_con_bha
-1		sub_con_ca
-1		sub_con_cha
-1		sub_con_da
-1		sub_con_dda
-1		sub_con_dha
-1		sub_con_ga
-1		sub_con_gha
-1		sub_con_ja
-1		sub_con_ka
-1		sub_con_kha
-1		sub_con_la
-1		sub_con_ma
-1		sub_con_na
-1		sub_con_nga
-1		sub_con_nna
-1		sub_con_pa
-1		sub_con_pha
-1		sub_con_sa
-1		sub_con_ta
-1		sub_con_tha
-1		sub_con_tta
-1		sub_con_ttha
-1		sub_dot1
-1		sub_dot2
-1		ta_wa_small
-1		tall_102f
-1		tall_1030
-1		top_medra_big
-1		top_medra_small
-1		wa_ha

Opentype Table

For OTL Feature Tags, we still do not have official Burmese OpenType Specification like Khmer OpenType Specification. This OTL is still under developing though it is well-tested and working. Please read Solution Chapter 3 for implementation approach.

This is still Beta and pending for vowel, context shaping and kinzi. You might want to try SVN trunk for lastest source.

GDEF

The lastest GDEF table can browse and download at SVN trunk:

[in Unix text] /trunk/font/unix_text/
[in html] /trunk/font/html/

-5

GSUB

The lastest GSUB table can browse and download at SVN trunk:

[in Unix text] /trunk/font/unix_text/
[in html] /trunk/font/html/

uni102C => aa_tall_1

med_ra => top_medra_small

AAT

State machine or AAT respectively..

Classes

These are the class group of Myanmar (Burmese script) characters. Lastest classes and its standalone html files can browse and download from SVN trunk: /trunk/font/html/

Match Classes

Class No	Glyph Group
1	uni102C
2	uni102F uni1030
3	uni1014 uni101B
4	[more]
5	[more]
6	[more]

Back Classes

Class No	Glyph Group
1	uni1001 uni1002 uni1004 uni1012 uni1015
2	uni100A uni100B uni100C uni100D uni1020 uni1023 uni1025 uni1026 uni1029
3	[more]
4	[more]
5	[more]
6	[more]

Ahead Classes

Class No	Glyph Group
1	uni102F uni1030
2	sub_con_ka sub_con_kha sub_con_ga sub_con_gha sub_con_nga sub_con_ca sub_con_cha sub_con_ja sub_con_tta sub_con_dda sub_con_nna sub_con_ta sub_con_tha sub_con_da sub_con_dha sub_con_na sub_con_pa sub_con_pha sub_con_ba sub_con_bha sub_con_ma sub_con_la sub_con_sa sub_con_a med_ya med_ra med_wa med_ha med_ha_102f wa_ha ta_wa_small
3	[more]
4	[more]
5	[more]
6	[more]

Functions

These are UniMM substitution functions list. Lastest functions and its standalone html files can browse and download from SVN trunk: /trunk/font/html/

Unicode Standard Features

UniMM Sub Fn: Name/Standard	Unicode	Non-Unicode
tall	uni102C	aa_tall_1
2f30	uni102F uni1030	tall_102f tall_1030
tail	uni1014 uni101B	notail_na ra_shape

GDL

UniMM.gdl
This is UniMM module for Graphite Description Language and Graphite enable program. This module base on Mr.Martin Hosken's myanmar.gdl

{under development, may be or may not be achieved}

For Graphite, Paduak is better choice for now. Currently, UniMM focus on Opentype and AAT.

Extra Features

Font Internal Extra Features

Features are a set of functions which UniMM enhance to support writing and grammar concept. But it is not a strict rule for font to have these features. Somehow, grammar and writing is responsibility of writer(s) or typewriter(s), and he/she must check whether his/her burmese writing is grammatically or not. These are just the features which respect to grammatically writing. Not a standard or Encoding or Limitation. This extra features may be or may not be achieved, though theorically can be done. These extra features are just a modifications of font creator(s) which he/she thought that to do. But it is also important for font creator(s) to make sure themself that they won't break the rule of standard encoding by doing (_these_) extra features. Perhaps, checking grammar or writing must be done by another module or another 3rd party program/software. Not necessary in __Ordinary Digital Font__ itself but for the sake of future technology, __Smart Font__ [sil | wiki | MS-Urdu Example].

GPOS Always True
UniMM will correctly display only if user(s) type in: