@@ -3143,10 +3143,25 @@ <h3 id=font-style-matching><span class=secno>5.2 </span>Matching font
31433143 with the appropriate style based on other font properties and then
31443144 determining whether a glyph exists for the given character. This is done
31453145 using the < dfn id =character-map > character map</ dfn > of the font, data
3146- which maps characters to the default glyph for that character. Codepoint
3147- sequences consisting of a base character followed by a sequence of
3148- combining characters are treated slightly differently, see the section on
3149- < a href ="#cluster-matching "> cluster matching</ a > below.
3146+ which maps characters to the default glyph for that character. A font is
3147+ considered to < dfn id =support > support</ dfn > a given character if (1) the
3148+ character is contained in the font's < a
3149+ href ="#character-map "> < em > character map</ em > </ a > and (2) if required by
3150+ the containing script, shaping information is available for that
3151+ character.
3152+
3153+ < p > Some legacy fonts may include a given character in the < a
3154+ href ="#character-map "> < em > character map</ em > </ a > but lack the shaping
3155+ information (e.g. < a
3156+ href ="http://www.microsoft.com/typography/otspec/ttochap1.htm "> OpenType
3157+ layout tables</ a > or < a
3158+ href ="http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=projects&item_id=graphite_techAbout "> Graphite
3159+ tables</ a > ) necessary for correctly rendering text runs containing that
3160+ character.
3161+
3162+ < p > Codepoint sequences consisting of a base character followed by a
3163+ sequence of combining characters are treated slightly differently, see the
3164+ section on < a href ="#cluster-matching "> cluster matching</ a > below.
31503165
31513166 < p > For this procedure, the < dfn id =default-face > default face</ dfn > for a
31523167 given font family is defined to be the face that would be selected if all
@@ -3329,31 +3344,18 @@ <h3 id=font-style-matching><span class=secno>5.2 </span>Matching font
33293344
33303345 < h3 id =cluster-matching > < span class =secno > 5.3 </ span > Cluster matching</ h3 >
33313346
3332- < p > When text contains characters such as combining diacritics, ideally the
3333- base character should be rendered using the same font as the diacritic,
3334- this assures proper placement of the diacritic. For this reason, the font
3335- matching algorithm for clusters is more specialized than the general case
3336- of matching a single character by itself. For sequences containing
3337- variation selectors, which indicate the precise glyph to be used for a
3338- given character, user agents always attempt < a
3339- href ="#system-font-fallback "> < em > system font fallback</ em > </ a > to find the
3340- appropriate glyph before using the default glyph of the base character.
3341-
3342- < p > A font is considered to < em > support</ em > a given character if (1) the
3343- character is contained in the font's < a
3344- href ="#character-map "> < em > character map</ em > </ a > and (2) if required by
3345- the containing script, shaping information is available for that
3346- character. Some legacy fonts may include a given character in the < a
3347- href ="#character-map "> < em > character map</ em > </ a > but lack the shaping
3348- information (e.g. < a
3349- href ="http://www.microsoft.com/typography/otspec/ttochap1.htm "> OpenType
3350- layout tables</ a > or < a
3351- href ="http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=projects&item_id=graphite_techAbout "> Graphite
3352- tables</ a > ) necessary for correctly rendering text runs containing that
3353- character.
3354-
3355- < p > A sequence of codepoints containing combining diacritics or other
3356- modifiers is termed a grapheme cluster (see < a href ="#CSS3TEXT "
3347+ < p > When text contains characters such as combining marks, ideally the base
3348+ character should be rendered using the same font as the mark, this assures
3349+ proper placement of the mark. For this reason, the font matching algorithm
3350+ for clusters is more specialized than the general case of matching a
3351+ single character by itself. For sequences containing variation selectors,
3352+ which indicate the precise glyph to be used for a given character, user
3353+ agents always attempt < a href ="#system-font-fallback "> < em > system font
3354+ fallback</ em > </ a > to find the appropriate glyph before using the default
3355+ glyph of the base character.
3356+
3357+ < p > A sequence of codepoints containing combining mark or other modifiers is
3358+ termed a grapheme cluster (see < a href ="#CSS3TEXT "
33573359 rel =biblioentry > [CSS3TEXT]<!--{{CSS3TEXT}}--> </ a > for a more complete
33583360 description). For a given cluster containing a base character, < em > b</ em >
33593361 and a sequence of combining characters < em > c1, c2…</ em > , the entire
@@ -3367,27 +3369,33 @@ <h3 id=cluster-matching><span class=secno>5.3 </span>Cluster matching</h3>
33673369 completely supported by the font, select this font for the sequence.
33683370
33693371 < li > If a sequence of multiple codepoints is canonically equivalent to a
3370- single character and the font supports that character, select this font
3371- for the sequence.
3372+ single character and the font < a href ="#support "> < em
3373+ title =support > supports</ em > </ a > that character, select this font for
3374+ the sequence.
33723375 </ ol >
33733376
33743377 < li > If no font was found in the font list in step 1:
33753378 < ol >
33763379 < li > If < em > c1</ em > is a variation selector, system fallback must be used
3377- to find a font that supports the full sequence of < em > b + c1</ em > . If
3378- no font on the system supports the full sequence, match the single
3380+ to find a font that < a href ="#support "> < em
3381+ title =support > supports</ em > </ a > the full sequence of < em > b + c1</ em > .
3382+ If no font on the system < a href ="#support "> < em
3383+ title =support > supports</ em > </ a > the full sequence, match the single
33793384 character < em > b</ em > using the normal procedure for matching single
33803385 characters and ignore the variation selector. Note: a sequence with
3381- more than one variation selector is treated as an encoding error and
3382- the trailing selectors are ignored.
3386+ more than one variation selector must be treated as an encoding error
3387+ and the trailing selectors must be ignored. < a href ="#UNICODE6 "
3388+ rel =biblioentry > [UNICODE6]<!--{{!UNICODE6}}--> </ a >
33833389
33843390 < li > Otherwise, the user agent may optionally use system font fallback to
3385- match a font that supports the entire cluster.
3391+ match a font that < a href ="#support "> < em
3392+ title =support > supports</ em > </ a > the entire cluster.
33863393 </ ol >
33873394
33883395 < li > If no font is found in step 2, use the matching sequence from step 1
3389- to determine the longest sequence that is completely matched by a font in
3390- the font list and attempt to match the remaining combining characters
3396+ to determine the longest sequence that is completely < a
3397+ href ="#support "> < em title =support > supported</ em > </ a > by a font in the
3398+ font list and attempt to match the remaining combining characters
33913399 separately using the rules for single characters.
33923400 </ ol >
33933401
@@ -4225,7 +4233,7 @@ <h3 id=font-variant-caps-prop><span class=secno>6.6 </span>Capitalization:
42254233 < pre > blockquote { font-style: italic; }
42264234blockquote:first-line { font-variant: small-caps; }
42274235
4228- <blockquote> < a href ="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2009Dec/0036.html " style ="text-decoration: none "> I'll be honor-bound to slap them like a haddock.</ a > </blockquote>
4236+ <blockquote> < a href ="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2009Dec/0036.html " style ="text-decoration: none; border: none; "> I'll be honor-bound to slap them like a haddock.</ a > </blockquote>
42294237</ pre >
42304238 </ div >
42314239 <!-- prop: font-variant-numeric -->
@@ -6737,6 +6745,8 @@ <h2 class=no-num id=index>Index</h2>
67376745
67386746 < li > super, < a href ="#super " title =super > < strong > 6.5</ strong > </ a >
67396747
6748+ < li > support, < a href ="#support " title =support > < strong > 5.2</ strong > </ a >
6749+
67406750 < li > swash, < a href ="#swash " title =swash > < strong > 6.8</ strong > </ a >
67416751
67426752 < li > system font fallback, < a href ="#system-font-fallback " title ="system
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