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The algorithms
- used for complex scripts can be quite involved; HarfBuzz tries
+ used for shaping can be quite involved; HarfBuzz tries
to be compatible with the OpenType Layout specification
and, wherever there is any ambiguity, HarfBuzz attempts to replicate the
- output of Microsoft's Uniscribe engine. See the <a class="ulink" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/script-development/standard" target="_top">Microsoft
+ output of Microsoft's Uniscribe engine, to the extent that is feasible and desirable. See the <a class="ulink" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/script-development/standard" target="_top">Microsoft
Typography pages</a> for more detail.
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