[smufl-discuss] Some additions and other suggestions

[Emil B. Wojtacki]

Having taken a closer look into the SMuFL document, I would like to
suggest the following:

1.In each range, three subranges could be reserved:

a.For basic symbols

b.For symbols that can be considered as a ligatures or alternates of the
above

c.At least four codepoints for “private-private” use (like e.g. for
additional glyph variants or publishers specific markings), that will
never get occupied by SMuFL characters. I think this will be more
convenient than a one separate range for all kind of symbols.

2.Creating new ranges for symbols:

a.that are placed on stem

b.that are placed on beam

3.I would suggest adding some more initial and ending strokes for
writing ornaments, as it is the way that some of the ornaments are
represented in Unicode. Perhaps a systematic approach would be suitable.

4.Creating a new range for vertical positioning of noteheads in running
text (16 may be not enough, so I suggest 32)

5.In the figured bass range, the name for digit five with slash may be
misleading. I think the simple names like “Figured bass digit five with
slash” would be better. I also suggest to add two combining characters
for alterations: rising stroke and backslash (for diminished fifth/twelfth).

6.I suggest changing the name of the range for Gregorian notation by
adding the word “square”. If this range is meant to be useful for
scoring applications, I suggest also adding some basic glyphs.

7.I suggest also to reserve codepoints for some invisible/control/layout
characters. This can be very useful for using in running text. It will
not work with Uniscribe, but still, they will be helpful for
typesetters/engravers (some of them frequently postprocess the scores in
Adobe Illustrator anyway).

I suggest also some more glyphs:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7xa2hxhxus1suoz/Smufl%20additions%20130626.pdf

Emil Wojtacki


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