How to make orthographic metathesis rule

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Niomi13
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How to make orthographic metathesis rule

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Hello everyone.

Now I'm making the Rejang script font. This script have orthographic metathesis rule. So when I type ꤳꤵꥇꤰ꥓, it should appear like Image not Image

How to make orthographic metathesis rule like above in FontCreator? Thankyou!
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Re: How to make orthographic metathesis rule

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It is something you can accomplish with mark to base.
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Erwin Denissen wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 6:55 pm It is something you can accomplish with mark to base.
But how?
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Through the OpenType designer. Here you see how it is implemented in Noto:
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I think there is a misunderstanding here
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Re: How to make orthographic metathesis rule

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What I mean is, how do I get the font to display (C1) (C2)VX when I type (C1)V (C2) X?

C1 = first consonant
C2 = second consonant
V = vowel sign
X = virama
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