Kamloops Wawa font?

[Bernard Schulmann]

I suspect that Arabic fonts could function as a starting basis because
of the way that it changes sa words are created.

The autocorrect function of word processors should also be able function
as part of the base.

Bernard

David Robertson wrote:

>Recently one of you asked about the progress on 'the' Kamloops Wawa font,
>i.e. for the shorthand alphabet.  As I understand things, no such font has
>ever existed.  I don't know of anyone who is actually working on one,
>either.
>
>Marv Plunkett began work on a KW font a few years ago, I think, but it
>didn't pan out.  And Lee Falconer figured out a way to draw the shorthand
>writing on an internet page a couple of years ago.
>
>(If someone can help me find Lee's pages in the Wayback Machine, I'd love
>to have copies in my hard drive.)
>
>When I speak publicly about KW, I tend to say that a KW font would be
>terribly hard to create.  My reasoning is, the direction of the letters
>changes with each letter you add to a word.  So I think you'd need an
>intelligent font (read 'a program') in order to create a seamless cursive
>flow, which is the proper way to write in KW.
>
>Maybe that's not quite true, though.  Maybe a 'keyboard' can be developed
>that accomplishes the same effect.  I don't know.
>
>Anyway, because my dissertation will be about Kamloops Wawa, I'd be very
>excited to see a KW font.  I'd love to use one in my writings, instead of
>having to (1) transliterate into the Roman / English alphabet or (2) scan
>each word of shorthand so I can pop it into my document.
>
>If there were a little bit of money available, would anyone be interested
>in developing a way to type in KW shorthand?  Please let me know.  I may
>be able to find some funding.
>
>Klahawiam,
>
>--Dave R.
>
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