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Re: [Freetype] Font files and vertical text
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
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Re: [Freetype] Font files and vertical text |
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Sun, 16 May 2021 20:00:20 +1200 |
On Sun, 16 May 2021 07:35:04 +0000 (UTC), Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> On Sat, 15 May 2021 18:45:55 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
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>> Too many times I see questions on this list from people trying to do
>> complicated font rendering directly in FreeType, when they should be
>> using higher-level rendering/shaping engines like Cairo, HarfBuzz
>> and Fribidi. They should be saving themselves some work.
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> Can you suggest or provide a documentation fix for the web page that
> guides people into the right direction?
You want me to submit an item for the FAQ along the lines of “How do I
do advanced/language-specific text layout?”? Sure, I can do that.
I can mention Fribidi for bidirectional arrangement, HarfBuzz for
shaping/placement/substitution, and Cairo for actual rendering.
Anything else along those lines anybody wants to see covered?
- Re: [Freetype] Font files and vertical text, suzuki toshiya, 2021/05/15
- Re: [Freetype] Font files and vertical text, Lawrence D'Oliveiro, 2021/05/15
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- Re: how update the website for the complex layout, suzuki toshiya, 2021/05/16
- Re: how update the website for the complex layout, Lawrence D'Oliveiro, 2021/05/16
- Re: how update the website for the complex layout, Werner LEMBERG, 2021/05/19
- Re: how update the website for the complex layout, Lawrence D'Oliveiro, 2021/05/19