From the new code (first paragraph is from the OT Devanagari spec.):
/* o Reorder matras:
*
* If a pre-base matra character had been reordered before applying basic
* features, the glyph can be moved closer to the main consonant based on
* whether half-forms had been formed. Actual position for the matra is
* defined as “after last standalone halant glyph, after initial matra
* position and before the main consonant”. If ZWJ or ZWNJ follow this
* halant, position is moved after it.
*
* IMPLEMENTATION NOTES:
*
* It looks like the last sentence is wrong. Testing, with Windows 7 Uniscribe
* and Devanagari shows that the behavior is best described as:
*
* "If ZWJ follows this halant, matra is NOT repositioned after this halant.
* If ZWNJ follows this halant, position is moved after it."
*
* Test case, with Adobe Devanagari or Nirmala UI:
*
* U+091F,U+094D,U+200C,U+092F,U+093F
* (Matra moves to the middle, after ZWNJ.)
*
* U+091F,U+094D,U+200D,U+092F,U+093F
* (Matra does NOT move, stays to the left.)
Fixes https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/issues/1070
Test case added with Adobe Devanagari.
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