Indic all: Add sort-syllable step as explicit step 2.9 (stage 2, step…

… 9). This should hopefully prevent readers from accidentally skipping over the step, plus it allows explicitly referencing the step from elsewhere, and it just makes sense, considering that it is a separate operation from the tagging done in 2.8.

opentype-shaping-bengali.md

@@ -1004,8 +1004,15 @@ marks that follow them, while all consonants after the syllable base
 any consonants after the syllable base, the syllable base should
 "own" all the marks that follow it.
 
+
+#### 2.9: Sort syllable ####
+
 With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final
-sort order.
+sort order as listed at the beginning of stage 2.
+
+The glyphs in the syllable should be sorted in stable order,
+so that glyphs of the same ordering category remain in the same
+relative position with respect to each other.
 
 
 ### 3: Applying the basic substitution features from GSUB ###

opentype-shaping-devanagari.md

@@ -941,8 +941,6 @@ marks that follow them, while all consonants after the syllable base
 any consonants after the syllable base, the syllable base should
 "own" all the marks that follow it.
 
-With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final sort order.
-
 <!--- EXCEPTION: Uniscribe does NOT move a halant with a preceding -->
 <!--left-matra. HarfBuzz follows suit, for compatibility reasons. --->
 
@@ -951,6 +949,16 @@ With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final sort order
 <!--post-base consonant. --->
 
 
+#### 2.9: Sort syllable ####
+
+With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final
+sort order as listed at the beginning of stage 2.
+
+The glyphs in the syllable should be sorted in stable order,
+so that glyphs of the same ordering category remain in the same
+relative position with respect to each other.
+
+
 ### 3: Applying the basic substitution features from GSUB ###
 
 The basic-substitution stage applies mandatory substitution features

opentype-shaping-gujarati.md

@@ -934,8 +934,6 @@ marks that follow them, while all consonants after the syllable base
 any consonants after the syllable base, the syllable base should
 "own" all the marks that follow it.
 
-With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final sort order.
-
 <!--- EXCEPTION: Uniscribe does NOT move a halant with a preceding -->
 <!--left-matra. HarfBuzz follows suit, for compatibility reasons. --->
 
@@ -944,6 +942,16 @@ With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final sort order
 <!--post-base consonant. --->
 
 
+#### 2.9: Sort syllable ####
+
+With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final
+sort order as listed at the beginning of stage 2.
+
+The glyphs in the syllable should be sorted in stable order,
+so that glyphs of the same ordering category remain in the same
+relative position with respect to each other.
+
+
 ### 3: Applying the basic substitution features from GSUB ###
 
 The basic-substitution stage applies mandatory substitution features

opentype-shaping-gurmukhi.md

@@ -1004,7 +1004,15 @@ marks that follow them, while all consonants after the syllable base
 any consonants after the syllable base, the syllable base should
 "own" all the marks that follow it.
 
-With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final sort order.
+
+#### 2.9: Sort syllable ####
+
+With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final
+sort order as listed at the beginning of stage 2.
+
+The glyphs in the syllable should be sorted in stable order,
+so that glyphs of the same ordering category remain in the same
+relative position with respect to each other.
 
 
 ### 3: Applying the basic substitution features from GSUB ###

opentype-shaping-indic-general.md

@@ -1210,8 +1210,6 @@ marks that follow them, while all consonants after the syllable base
 any consonants after the syllable base, the syllable base should
 "own" all the marks that follow it.
 
-With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final sort order.
-
 <!--- EXCEPTION: Uniscribe does NOT move a halant with a preceding -->
 <!--left-matra. HarfBuzz follows suit, for compatibility reasons. --->
 
@@ -1220,6 +1218,16 @@ With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final sort order
 <!--post-base consonant. --->
 
 
+#### 2.9: Sort syllable ####
+
+With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final
+sort order as listed at the beginning of stage 2.
+
+The glyphs in the syllable should be sorted in stable order,
+so that glyphs of the same ordering category remain in the same
+relative position with respect to each other.
+
+
 ### 3: Applying the basic substitution features from GSUB ###
 
 The basic-substitution stage applies mandatory substitution features

opentype-shaping-kannada.md

@@ -974,8 +974,6 @@ marks that follow them, while all consonants after the syllable base
 any consonants after the syllable base, the syllable base should
 "own" all the marks that follow it.
 
-With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final sort order.
-
 <!--- EXCEPTION: Uniscribe does NOT move a halant with a preceding -->
 <!--left-matra. HarfBuzz follows suit, for compatibility reasons. --->
 
@@ -984,6 +982,16 @@ With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final sort order
 <!--post-base consonant. --->
 
 
+#### 2.9: Sort syllable ####
+
+With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final
+sort order as listed at the beginning of stage 2.
+
+The glyphs in the syllable should be sorted in stable order,
+so that glyphs of the same ordering category remain in the same
+relative position with respect to each other.
+
+
 ### 3: Applying the basic substitution features from GSUB ###
 
 The basic-substitution stage applies mandatory substitution features

opentype-shaping-malayalam.md

@@ -992,8 +992,6 @@ marks that follow them, while all consonants after the syllable base
 any consonants after the syllable base, the syllable base should
 "own" all the marks that follow it.
 
-With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final sort order.
-
 <!--- EXCEPTION: Uniscribe does NOT move a halant with a preceding -->
 <!--left-matra. HarfBuzz follows suit, for compatibility reasons. --->
 
@@ -1002,6 +1000,16 @@ With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final sort order
 <!--post-base consonant. --->
 
 
+#### 2.9: Sort syllable ####
+
+With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final
+sort order as listed at the beginning of stage 2.
+
+The glyphs in the syllable should be sorted in stable order,
+so that glyphs of the same ordering category remain in the same
+relative position with respect to each other.
+
+
 ### 3: Applying the basic substitution features from GSUB ###
 
 The basic-substitution stage applies mandatory substitution features

opentype-shaping-oriya.md

@@ -1018,8 +1018,6 @@ marks that follow them, while all consonants after the syllable base
 any consonants after the syllable base, the syllable base should
 "own" all the marks that follow it.
 
-With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final sort order.
-
 <!--- EXCEPTION: Uniscribe does NOT move a halant with a preceding -->
 <!--left-matra. HarfBuzz follows suit, for compatibility reasons. --->
 
@@ -1028,6 +1026,16 @@ With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final sort order
 <!--post-base consonant. --->
 
 
+#### 2.9: Sort syllable ####
+
+With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final
+sort order as listed at the beginning of stage 2.
+
+The glyphs in the syllable should be sorted in stable order,
+so that glyphs of the same ordering category remain in the same
+relative position with respect to each other.
+
+
 ### 3: Applying the basic substitution features from GSUB ###
 
 The basic-substitution stage applies mandatory substitution features

opentype-shaping-sinhala.md

@@ -849,8 +849,6 @@ marks that follow them, while all consonants after the syllable base
 any consonants after the syllable base, the syllable base should
 "own" all the marks that follow it.
 
-With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final sort order.
-
 <!--- EXCEPTION: Uniscribe does NOT move a halant with a preceding -->
 <!--left-matra. HarfBuzz follows suit, for compatibility reasons. --->
 
@@ -859,6 +857,16 @@ With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final sort order
 <!--post-base consonant. --->
 
 
+#### 2.9: Sort syllable ####
+
+With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final
+sort order as listed at the beginning of stage 2.
+
+The glyphs in the syllable should be sorted in stable order,
+so that glyphs of the same ordering category remain in the same
+relative position with respect to each other.
+
+
 ### 3: Applying the basic substitution features from GSUB ###
 
 The basic-substitution stage applies mandatory substitution features

opentype-shaping-tamil.md

@@ -937,8 +937,6 @@ marks that follow them, while all consonants after the syllable base
 any consonants after the syllable base, the syllable base should
 "own" all the marks that follow it.
 
-With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final sort order.
-
 <!--- EXCEPTION: Uniscribe does NOT move a halant with a preceding -->
 <!--left-matra. HarfBuzz follows suit, for compatibility reasons. --->
 
@@ -947,6 +945,16 @@ With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final sort order
 <!--post-base consonant. --->
 
 
+#### 2.9: Sort syllable ####
+
+With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final
+sort order as listed at the beginning of stage 2.
+
+The glyphs in the syllable should be sorted in stable order,
+so that glyphs of the same ordering category remain in the same
+relative position with respect to each other.
+
+
 ### 3: Applying the basic substitution features from GSUB ###
 
 The basic-substitution stage applies mandatory substitution features

opentype-shaping-telugu.md

@@ -960,8 +960,6 @@ marks that follow them, while all consonants after the syllable base
 any consonants after the syllable base, the syllable base should
 "own" all the marks that follow it.
 
-With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final sort order.
-
 <!--- EXCEPTION: Uniscribe does NOT move a halant with a preceding -->
 <!--left-matra. HarfBuzz follows suit, for compatibility reasons. --->
 
@@ -970,6 +968,16 @@ With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final sort order
 <!--post-base consonant. --->
 
 
+#### 2.9: Sort syllable ####
+
+With these steps completed, the syllable can be sorted into the final
+sort order as listed at the beginning of stage 2.
+
+The glyphs in the syllable should be sorted in stable order,
+so that glyphs of the same ordering category remain in the same
+relative position with respect to each other.
+
+
 ### 3: Applying the basic substitution features from GSUB ###
 
 The basic-substitution stage applies mandatory substitution features