Thread:Talk:Requests for comment/Vertical writing support/Arch summit summary/reply (5)

Using the current standard of vertical writing mode is not a complete CSS solution for SignWriting. For SignWriting, within a paragraph of text, the line-height of each column needs to vary based on the column's contents. Extremely wide columns need to be able to coexists with skinny columns. Changing the text area size should automatically reflow the signs between the columns and adjust each column's line-height. This feature is not supported in any browser or any spec.

To support this unique aspect of the script, the old ASL Wikipedia on Labs is currently being used to print the 48 articles.

The ASL Wikipedia on Incubator should probably use the vertical writing mode, but it is not a complete CSS solution. The SignWriting gadget would need to be adjusted according to the environment.