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[http://robert.ocallahan.org/2013/02/svg-in-opentype-new-approach-to-svg.html Robert O'Callahan's proposed alternative to SVG fonts] is to embed SVG glyph data in OpenType fonts, and draw glyphs by rendering that SVG. Use the OpenType data for everything other than glyph drawing (metrics, shaping, etc).
[http://robert.ocallahan.org/2013/02/svg-in-opentype-new-approach-to-svg.html Robert O'Callahan's proposed alternative to SVG fonts] is to embed SVG glyph data in OpenType fonts, and draw glyphs by rendering that SVG. Use the OpenType data for everything other than glyph drawing (metrics, shaping, etc).


The current status of this proposal is that it has [http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-svgopentype/2013Oct/0002.html worked its way through the W3C process] and is now a [http://www.w3.org/2013/10/SVG_in_OpenType/ proposal] that has been put forward by the W3C for consideration by the MPEG Group (which owns the Open Font Format (aka OpenType) spec within ISO).
The current status of this proposal is that it has [http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-svgopentype/2013Oct/0002.html worked its way through the W3C process] and is now a [http://www.w3.org/2013/10/SVG_in_OpenType/ proposal] that has been put forward by the W3C for consideration by the MPEG group (which owns the [http://mpeg.chiariglione.org/technologies/media-coding/font-coding Open Font Format] (aka OpenType) spec within ISO).


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