FONTLOG.txt

FONTLOG 
Padauk
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This file provides detailed information on the Padauk font software. 
This information should be distributed along with the Padauk fonts 
and any derivative works.

Basic Font Information
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Padauk is a pan-Burma font designed to support all Myanmar script-based 
languages. It covers all of the Unicode Myanmar script blocks and works 
on all OpenType and Graphite based systems.

Features:
* Special support for: ksw, kht, kyu, shn, aio, phk, csh, tjl
* Variation Selector support for kht, aio, phk

Issues:
* Does not work in Word 2007

For detailed documentation see the contents of the 'documentation' folder.

Padauk is released under the SIL Open Font License.

For copyright and licensing information - including any Reserved Font
Names - see OFL.txt.

For practical information about using, modifying and redistributing this
font see OFL-FAQ.txt.


ChangeLog
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(This should list both major and minor changes, most recent first.)

27 November 2024 (SIL WSTech team) Version 5.100
- Added Pa'o and Eastern Pwo Karen digits
- Stack medials vertically (needed for Sanskrit)
- Add dotted form of U+1002 with VS1 for Khamti, Aiton, and Phake
- Added Tai Laing variant glyphs and language support (including adding cv10 and ss10)
- Added Aiton and Phake language support
- Fixed various bugs

08 June 2022 (SIL WSTech team) Version 5.001
- Added Character Variant feature (cv09) for U+AA6C variant selection in OpenType and Graphite
- Added Stylistic Set feature (ss09) for U+AA6C variant selection in OpenType
- Added support for tall U/UU (U+102F/U+1030) following a sequence of U+101A and U+103E

18 June 2021 (SIL WSTech team) Version 5.0
- Added Thai Mon variant glyphs and language support
- Added Aiton and Phake variant glyphs and language support
- Added Sgaw variant glyphs
- Added Character Variant features (cv01-07) for variant selection in 
  OpenType and Graphite
- Added Stylistic Set features (ss01-06) for variant selection in OpenType
- Added glyphs to Variation Selector VS1 for Khamti and Aiton
- Added support for Mon sequence of U+102B (tall AA) followed by U+1032 (AI)
- Fixed various bugs
- Added kerning to some glyph pairs

6 September 2019 (SIL WSTech team) Version 4.0
- Modified OpenType code to reduce GPOS table size and speed up processing
- Added font packages Namkio (Khamti) and Deemawso (Kayah Li)
- Fixed a few bugs

31 May 2019 (SIL WSTech team) Padauk beta Version 3.950 (test release)
 - Add glyphs to support minority languages 
 - Improved support for rendering minority languages, especially Khamti, 
   Sgaw Karen, Tai Liang, and Asho Chin
 - Added glyphs for typesetting and web font support

10 March 2017 Version 3.003
- Run ttfautohint 1.6 which has support for Myanmar

22 November 2016. Version 3.002
- Run ttx optimisation during the build to reduce file size
- Change font file names to more conventional file naming practice

15th September 2016. Version 3.001
- Change lower ascii characters from being marks to spacing

7th June 2016. Version 3.0
- Add mym2 OpenType support
- Support minority languages in OpenType
- Support 4 faces, book and regular in bold and regular


Acknowledgements
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(Here is where contributors can be acknowledged. If you make modifications
be sure to add your name (N), email (E), web-address (W) and description (D).
This list is sorted by last name in alphabetical order.)


N: Jon Coblentz
D: Font engineer

N: Bobby de Vos
D: Font engineer

N: Debbi Hosken
D: Glyph design

N: Martin Hosken
D: Chief Engineer

N: Iska Routamaa
D: Glyph design, book & bold interpolations

N: Becca Spalinger
D: Glyph design

N: Keith Stribley
D: OpenType engineering

The Padauk fonts are maintained by SIL Global.