ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC34/WG2 N25

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC34/WG2

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TITLE:	Revised Disposition of comments on ISO/IEC 9541-1/DAM1 and Editing Instruction for ISO/IEC 9541-1/AM1
SOURCE:	SC34/WG2
PROJECT:	JTC1.34.27.01.01
PROJECT EDITOR:	Y. Komachi
STATUS:	In accordance with the Recommendation 8 (JTC 1/WG4 N1972) of the Meeting of ISO/IEC JTC1/WG4 Paris, 15 May 1998: According to the previously approved Disposition of Comments (WG8 N1885) and Editing Instructions (WG8 N1886) WG4 instructs the editor to prepare the final text of AM1/9541-1, Typeface Design Grouping, and transmit it to the JTC1 Secretariat for publication by the ITTF. To support this publication, WG4 requests Prof. Archie Provan to provide examples of typefaces to the project editor. Project editor tried to get clean copies of typefaces. As for Chinese typefaces, there have been obtained no appropriate examples for ISO publication in spite of Editor's efforts. Considering that it is more important for this Amendment to be published timely, SC34/WG2 revises slightly the disposition of comments on ISO/IEC 9541-1/DAM1 and editing instruction.
ACTION:
DATE:	1999-12-01
DISTRIBUTION:	SC34 and Liaisons
REFER TO:	SC18 N1885 and SC18 N1886
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Revised Disposition of comments on ISO/IEC 9541-1/DAM1 and Editing Instruction for ISO/IEC 9541-1/AM1: Information Technology - Font Information Interchange - Part 1: Architecture - Amendment 1: Typeface design grouping

1. Disposition of comments on ISO/IEC 9541-1/DAM1

1.1 China

Comments 1. and 2.: Reject.
The designated typefaces are not only for ideographs.
Comment 3.: Accept in principle, except including typeface examples.

1.2 Japan

Comments 1. through 19.: Accept.

2. Editing Instruction

2.1 Add a sentence to the note in the Introduction, between the two existing sentences: "Although non-Latin typefaces with non-plain stem endings are included in groups with "serif" in their names, it may generally be improper to refer to them as "serif" typefaces."

2.2 Add or change texts as follows:

3.2.1 Blackletters::Round style::Sans Serif: The designs of this specific group have plain stem endings.
3.2.2 Blackletters::Round style::Serif: The designs of this specific group have non-plain stem endings.
3.3.1 Blackletters::Hybrid style::Sans Serif: The designs of this specific group have plain stem endings.
3.3.2 Blackletters::Hybrid style::Serif: The designs of this specific group have non-plain stem endings.
4.9.2 Serifs::Free Form::Outline: The typefaces in this group have ornaments and styling derived from Art Nouveau styles; the shapes are outlined by contour lines of a uniform weight.
5.7.2 Sans serifs::Free form::Outline: The typefaces in this group have shapes which are outlined by contour lines of a uniform weight.
6.1.3 Scripts::Joined::Monotone: Designs in this group have strokes of uniform thickness.
6.2.3 Scripts::Unjoined::Monotone: Designs in this group have strokes of uniform thickness.
7.1.1 Ornamentals::Inline::Sans Serif: Designs in this group have a single line in the stem and plain stem endings.
7.1.2 Ornamentals::Inline::Serif: Designs in this group have a single line in the stem and non-plain stem endings.

2.3 In 5.4.0, change the description "in this group" to "in this subclass".

2.4 In 5.2.2, change "have greater contrast" to "have distinct contrast between thick and thin strokes".

2.5 In 5.2.2, change "the classical letterform proportions" to "the classic Roman Inscriptional proportions", parallel to 5.2.1; addresses Japan's comment 10. on "letterform". Change any other remaining instance of "letterform" to "glyph image" (including, but not necessarily limited to, 5.4.7).

2.6 In 7.2.0 and 7.2.1, change "single weight" to "uniform weight".

2.7 Make editorial change or modification of the DAM text according to Japan's comments 1, 3, 4, 13, 14, and 17. through 19.