Subject: Re: glyph shaping engine
From: Tomas Frydrych (tomas@frydrych.uklinux.net)
Date: Sun Oct 21 2001 - 17:16:54 CDT
> > In response to a request in the bugzilla I have
> > implemented a basic
> > glyph shape selection based on context for scripted
> > languages
> Sorry for my late response but I'm just wondering
> if this is XP code or *nix only. Since Windows seems
> to handle these kinds of fonts in its rendering code.
> Maybe this is not the case with non-bidi Win95 for
> instance, and maybe not for non-Windows, non-*nix
> OSes. I just wanted to pose the question in case it
> need to be thought about at all.
its XP; I know that Windows can handle stuff like that, but the way
the fp_TextRun class works I suspect it might not be that easy to
take advantage of that; if anyone would like to look into that, by all
means. Our build-in shaping engine is rather simple, supporting
initial - medial - final and isolate forms and two character ligatures;
I do not consider it a long-term solution, more like medium range
until we can get a proper, thirdparty, renderer integrated in.
Tomas
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