# Last edited on 2025-07-17 13:14:41 by stolfi # Weirdo codes used in text20e1-52.evt # TO DO: # # ??? Restore the ";" in numeric weirdo codes ("&NNN" -> "&NNN;") as per IVTFF spec. # ??? Make sure that IVTFF assigned weirdo codes are in 128-255 range. # ??? Renumber Stolfi weirdo codes to 256-999. # ??? Assign numeric codes to descriptive weirdos like "&C'Ka;" (Note, still with ";"). # &173 = old code of &240 # &141 = old code of &241 # &142 = old code of &242 # &143 = old code of &243 # &144 = old code of &244 # &157 = old code of &245 # &158 = old code of &246 # SPECIAL GLYPHS (WEIRDOS,LIGATURES,SIGNS) # # LEFT halves of two-leg bridging gallows # # &217 = LEFT UNSLASHED half of a two-leg @t gallows. # &216 = LEFT SLASHED half of a two-leg @T gallows. # &155 = LEFT UNSLASHED half of a two-leg @t, like &217, but the leg of the @T stops at x-height. # &129 = LEFT SLASHED half of a two-leg @T, like &216, but the leg of the @T stops at x-height. # &167 = LEFT UNSLASHED half of a four-loop two-leg gallows. Top looks like left half of a @t but the horz arm does two extra loops in an "S" before continuing so that it can ligate to &196. # &251 = LEFT SLASHED half of a u-turn two-leg gallows. Top looks like a @P but the horz arm turns around and runs right, so that it can ligate to &196. # &166 = LEFT UNSLASHED half of a three-loop two-leg gallows. Like &167 but with a right angle, not a loop, before the lig point. # &371 = like &CTh; but with the T replaced by SLASHED LEFT half (&216) of a @T. # &306 = like &CTh; but with the @T replaced by LEFT SLASHED half (&251) of a u-turn @T gallows. # &309 = the LEFT UNSLASHED half of a @T, with a shorter leg connected to the top of am @e glyph. # &183 = a An unreadable char ligd to the leg slash of the LEFT SLASHED half of a @T (&216) ligd to top of @o. # &198 = an @o glued to the LEFT UNSLASHED half of a two-leg @t (&217). # &381 = @'Sh' crossed by the LEFT SLASHED half of of a two-leg @T with extra loops (&167). # RIGHT halves of two-leg bridging gallows # # &168 = RIGHT UNSLASHED half of a two-leg gallows like @t or @k. # &196 = RIGHT SLASHED half of a two-leg gallows like @T or @K # &191 = RIGHT SLASHED half of a two-leg @T or @K, like &196, but the leg of the @T stops at the platf slash, without crossing it. # &372 = like &CTh; but with the @T replaced by RIGHT SLASHED half of @'T/K' (&196). # &308 = like &ITh; but with the @T replaced by RIGHT SLASHED half of @'T/K' (&196). # &349 = like &372 (&CTh; with only the right half of @T) but with a shorter leg (&191) that just touches the platf slash, instead of crossing it. # &310 = like &308 (&ITh; with only the right half of @T) but with a shorter leg (&191) that just touches the platf slash, instead of crossing it. # Non-bridging ornate gallows # # &151 = an ornate UNSLASHED gallows, like @f but with TWO kinked close legs and one extra loop on arm. Like &146 with a loopy @f arm that crosses the double leg. # &156 = an ornate UNSLASHED gallows, with two close legs and multiple loops, shaped like a female body. # &325 = an UNSLASHED single-eye gallows like @z with doubled kinked leg like &151 but without the extra loop on the arm. # # &148 = an UNSLASHED one-leg gallows @f with a leg that stops at x-height. # &159 = an UNSLASHED one-leg gallows @w with an extra deco leg, sprouting from the horizontal arm just left of the normal leg. # &160 = an UNSLASHED one-leg gallows @f with two legs very close together. # &161 = an UNSLASHED one-leg gallows @z with doubled leg, both copies kinked. # &171 = an UNSLASHED one-leg gallows with three loops od specific shapes (#14 of the 17-element sequence). # &210 = an UNSLASHED one-leg gallows that is a @p whose arm does not close the right loop but flies horz to the left, over the left loop. # &214 = an UNSLASHED one-leg gallows that is a @p whose arm makes a loop up, a loop down, curves down and to the left and ends in a hook above x-height without crossing the leg. # &215 = an UNSLASHED one-leg gallows like @p but standing on top of a @c. # &219 = an UNSLASHED one-leg gallows like @w but the horz arm turns around and touches the leg. # &246 = an UNSLASHED one-leg gallows like a @w, but but the hook at the end of the horz arm is resting on the baseline, bridging over a glyph. # &307 = an UNSLASHED one-leg gallows like @p but with the horz arm stopping before crossing the leg. # &320 = an UNSLASHED one-leg gallows just like a @w but stretched and with decorative tics between the horz strokes. # &330 = an UNSLASHED one-leg gallows just like a @f but the arm is SW instead of W and meets the leg at mid x-height. # # &205 = a SLASHED one-leg gallows like @P but the leg stops at the platf slash. # &232 = ornate SLASHED one-leg gallows, like @P but horz arm replaced by a "3" that ends on the slash. # &324 = ornate SLASHED one-leg gallows, like RIGHt half of @T but left half makes three loops and left leg stops above x-height. # # &238 = @C ligd to SLASHED weird one-leg @k gallows &237 ligd to an @h. # &384 = @C ligd to SLASHED weird one-leg gallows &232 ligd to @h. # # &137 = an UNSLASHED two-leg gallows @k with right leg bent so it crosses the left one twice; like &251 but connects to the right leg of same gallows instead of another half-gallows. # &146 = like an UNSLASHED two-leg gallows @k but with both legs bent so that it looks like a chair facing W. # &178 = an UNSLASHED two-leg gallows @t with both legs stopping at x-height, that can ligate with a @c at left. # &202 = a weird UNSLASHED two-leg gallows, looks like a @k but with a smooth curve in place of the cusp at top left. Probly a @k. # &212 = an UNSLASHED two-leg(?) gallows like @k but with the right leg descending like an @y tail. Like an oversize @m. # &313 = an UNSLASHED two-leg fgllows like @t but with the right leg crossing the left one then finishing down. # &328 = an UNSLASHED two-leg gallows like @t but whose right leg stops at x-height and connects to the top of an @e. # &329 = an UNSLASHED two-leg one-eye gallows like @k but whose right leg swerves across the left leg, and ends on baseline at the left of it. # # &162 = a SLASHED two-leg gallows @k whose right leg stops at the platf slash. # &176 = a weird SLASHED two-leg gallows @L, &202 with platf slash, like a @K but with a smooth curve in place of the cusp. Probly a @K. # &218 = a SLASHED two-leg platform gallows like a @K but with an extra loop at top, and shorter right leg that just touches the platf slash. # &237 = a SLASHED two-leg gallows like &176 but legs stop at the slash. # # &394 = a @C with longer lig, ligd to a &178 UNSLASHED short-leg @t. # # &181 = a @C ligd to SLASHED two-leg @K with short right leg (&162) ligd to an @h. # &373 = a @C ligd to left leg of SLASHED two-loop two-leg @K &218 ligd to an @h. # # Non-gallows specials # # &252 = big thick red glyph starting parag ; like a V with underbar, or a K on its side. # &253 = big thick red glyph starting parag ; like an upside down "pi". # &254 = big thick red glyph at end of line ; like an "F" with a tail under the lower arm, all updown. # &130 = like &CPo; but the @C is ligd at bottom and glued to @P's leg. # &131 = the right half of @y with a top right lig sroke, able to ligate to top of next glyph. # &132 = like an @m but the tail touches the bottom of the @i stroke, closing the bottom loop. # &134 = like an @m but the tail is straight to SW and closes the bottom loop. # &136 = an @o with an @s-plume. # &138 = like @r but with plume bent forwards rather than backwards. # &139 = an @y with an @n-tail. # &140 = a detached @s plume that almost but not quite ligates left to previous char. # &145 = like an @l but with tail pointing LEFT at mid-height, joining with prev @q. Maybe mangled @o, @e? # &147 = like a small @s with a bogus "C"-stroke at the plume's tip. # &149 = an @i flipped L-R with left-lig like @h. # &150 = a @C ligd to a fat dot (&236) at x-height, not ligd to next glyph. # &152 = like a @d but the closing stroke is vertical. # &153 = like an @r rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise. # &154 = like @r but the top 2/3 of the plume are flipped L-R. # &163 = the right half of "o". # &164 = like an @r with a very curved plume and an upright stem. # &165 = an unintelligible jumble of glyphs. # &169 = like Roman "L" with "9" in the NE quadrant, sprouting from anywhere on the bottom stroke. # &170 = a polyline with three segments startint at x-height, then going E, SE, E ending at baseline; with a dot above the last seg. # &172 = upside-down lambda; an @r with straight truncated plume. # &173 = @y with an overbar or macron. # &391 = &169 with the "L" ligd at bottom with a chevron @v. # &174 = a miniature @k that can fit under the arm of a NON-platform one-leg gallows @p or @f. # &182 = a raised @q or @y (should distingush?) with a lig stroke at top right that can ligate to next glyph. # &189 = a @i stroke with a tail like @y but starting from the bottom of the @i, up to topline, then to SW. # &195 = like the updown lambda &172 but with an upturned serif at the right end. # &200 = like an epsilon with top stroke smaller than bottom. Or a @d missing the right half. # &201 = like a horz flipped "3" closed by a right paren; or a "B" with curved stem, horz flipped. # &203 = an @r with a plume thant bends forward. Just a misreading of a normal @r. # &207 = a reverse @e that can be ligd at mid-height to the left by a @q. Very likely an @o. # &208 = a @c ligd to a &225. # &209 = an @e stroke with a tail like @l crossing its lower part. Correction of @e to @l? # &220 = an "underscore", namely an en-width stroke on the baseline that does not ligate. # &221 = an @y with an @s-plume. # &223 = an upright @i that can ligate to the left. # &224 = an upright @i with lig to top right. # &225 = like an @s but with backwards stem like RIGHT half of @o. Probably just @r or @s. # &228 = an @r where the plume loops down and crosses itself, ending still above baseline. # &229 = a @C with the start of an @m tail that drops vert and stops at baseline, leaving bot loop open. # &230 = a @C with the start of an @m tail that goes straight SE and stops a bit below the baseline, leaving bot open. Rather similar to &229. # &233 = an @s with a lig to the right at top. # &234 = a @C ligd to an @s (&233) ligd to an @h. # &235 = a small dot at x-height with a lig stroke to the right. Contrast with &321. # &236 = a dot at x-height, wider than a thick stroke. (Contrast with &257.) # &239 = a @q with a plume over its horz arm. # &241 = an @s with a vertical stroke through it. Erasure? # &242 = a mfd @a with a broken @y plume. Accident, perhaps @m or @'am'? # &243 = an @r with a signif rightwards serif at top. Just an @r? # &244 = garbled glyph, like an @a mashed with an @r and an original tail. # &245 = an @a with an @s-plume. # &249 = a polyline starts at baseline, then NW to mid-height, then NE to x-height, then E as a @C-lig. # &250 = a small "L" on the baseline with a dot in the first quadrant. Like a small &169, with the plume reduced to a dot. # &255 = large Roman letter "y" with overbar (may be Roman numeral "ii"). # &257 = a period (dot) on the baseline. (Contrast with &236.) # &258 = a small subscripted @y. # &259 = like &201 flipped L-R with an "S"-shaped tail below. # &366 = an &233 ligd to an @h; like @'Sh' but the plume is on the first @e stroke not on the lig. # &267 = @c ligd to an oversize @H. # &321 = a full dot the size of an @o. Contrast with &236, &257. # &322 = an @e with @s-plume that starts with a right angle; between @s and @r. # &326 = an upright @i with a small 270° CW loop at top that can connect to the left. # &327 = a picnic table @x whose left foot is an @e stroke, with tabletop above x-height. # &331 = like a @j but open at bottom and with the tail truncated at the baseline, with a serif to the right. # &368 = &131 ligd to top of an @o. # &369 = an @e glued to the leg of a platf gallows @K but NOT ligd to next glyph. # &370 = an @a with a vertical right stroke. May be mfd @a or @o, or @y with truncated tail. # &376 = like an updown @s. Maybe misshapen @s. # &377 = an @s whose plume bends down like an unfinished @d. A mfd @s? # &379 = a @C ligd to @H with an @y-tail and an @s-plume halfway over the @'CH' lig. # &385 = like a question mark. probly a mfd @s. # &388 = @a followed by an @i stroke with a down tail like the right half of @y. Maybe a bad @'ey'. # &393 = like an @s but with a plume that starts like a tilde before curling up. # &400 = an @i flipped L-R. # &410 = @C lig to top of @y with plume on the lig. # Separators on rings of text: # ??? Remove them from transcription, they don't help. # {®} = intruding figure (was {fg}). # {¥} = flap fold (was {fold}). # {©} = crease in vellum (was {crease}) # {:} = noticeably wider word gap (was {gap}) # {»} = left justification filler. # {«} = right justification filler. # &247 = radial stroke across text ring. # &248 = double radial stroke across ring text. # &256 = two pairs of radial strokes bounding a square space with a semicircular "notch" mark on the inside of each side. # &227 = square with a narrow "notch" mark inward from each corner.