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N'Ko tone marks should all be at the same height – FIXED !

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doc:nkoo gap i:glyphs l:nqo p:ok s:nkoo x:nkoo
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Description

This issue is applicable to N’Ko.

The World Organization for the Development of N'Ko prefers that all tone marks should appear at the same height above the baseline, rather than changing height according to the height of the base character to which they are attached. This image shows the preferred behaviour.

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More: - [N'Ko Layout Requirements, Context-based shaping & positioning](https://www.w3.org/TR/nkoo-lreq/#context)

The GAP (2023)

The Noto Sans NKo font varies the height of the tone mark according to what it rests on. (The other major N'Ko Unicode fonts, Ebrima, Conakry, and Kigelia place tones at the same height.)

More: - [ N'ko Context-based shaping & positioning: Diacritic placement #30 ](https://github.com/w3c/afrlreq/issues/30)

Priority

Although this is the preference, the text is still readable, so this is marked as Advanced.

Tests & results

Character app test. Install the latest Noto Sans Nko font. Open the page and select Noto Sans NKo from the 'Current font' pulldown. Test passes if both tone marks are at the same height.

Action taken

Issue, Noto

Outcomes

The latest release of the Noto N'Ko fonts now set above marks at a constant height. This means that all major N'Ko fonts now behave as expected.

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

The issue points to the N'Ko character app test and the Noto Sans NKo release; start by reviewing the linked Noto issue #7 and the latest font behavior in that test. Done is confirmed when both tone marks appear at the same height; the outcome says this is already satisfied, so no repository change is indicated.

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Assessment

Domain
internationalization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
10/100

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