基于OpenType技术的方块苗文字库研究

Research on Square Hmong Language Characters Fonts Based on OpenType Technology

方块苗文是民间苗文的代表,其信息处理研究对于保护民间苗族文化遗产和弘扬苗族文化有着重要意义。字库开发是方块苗文信息处理研究内容的重要部分。根据方块苗文字库开发的实际需要,该文以文字结构分析为基础,提出了基于Unicode标准的方块苗文编码方案设计思想,介绍了方块苗文字符字模制作的基本步骤,并以标签定义、操作符定义和变换规则定义为重点,探讨了基于OpenType技术的方块苗文字库设计和开发的方法。测试结果表明,方块苗文OpenType字库具有文件小、易扩充等优点,能够解决英文、汉字和方块苗文的混排问题。

Square Hmong language characters are typical represefltative of the folk Hmong language characters. The research on square Hmong language characters information processing is of great＇significance for protecting folk Hmong cultural heritage and carrying forward Hmong culture. Fonts development is an important part of the above research. According to the actual demand of the fonts development for square Hmong language characters, taking structure analysis as the foundation, the design idea for square Hmong language characters encoding scheme based on the Unicode standard was proposed, and the basic steps of making matrix fonts were introduced. Focusing on the labels definition, operators definition and transformation rules definition, the methods of designing and developing the square Hmong language characters fonts based on OpenType technology were discussed. Test results illustrate that the square Hmong language characters OpenType fonts file has the advantages of is small, easy to expand, etc. , and can solve the hybrid layout problem of English, Chinese and the square Hmong language characters.