(my first digest copy arrived moments after posting my previous update)
Richard,
"Top To Bottom" means that the characters (glyphs) are upright (top
uppermost), as they would be written horizontally, but stacked in a
column one-at-a-time and reading from the top to the bottom. BTT (Bottom
To
(no digest yet with yesterday's posts... I hope one arrives soon)
Eli, I realize that (except for Chinese, Japanese, and possibly Korean),
text is normally written horizontally (LTR or RTL). Vertical text is for
special uses such as signage and advertising. (As an aside, my LTR
example text
Just a clarification on the HarfBuzz.pdf document that I referenced, to
answer any questions in advance.
1. Each example is given with a title (e.g., TTBHebrew) and horizontally
LTR the RAW input text characters, as fed to HarfBuzz::Shaper.
2. The HarfBuzz-shaped output starts on the next
> Cc: harfbuzz@lists.freedesktop.org
> From: Phil M Perry
> Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 11:11:51 -0400
>
> Eli, I realize that (except for Chinese, Japanese, and possibly Korean),
> text is normally written horizontally (LTR or RTL). Vertical text is for
> special uses such as signage and
On 13/07/2020 17:45, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
Cc: harfbuzz@lists.freedesktop.org
From: Phil M Perry
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 11:11:51 -0400
Eli, I realize that (except for Chinese, Japanese, and possibly Korean),
text is normally written horizontally (LTR or RTL). Vertical text is for
special uses
On Mon, 13 Jul 2020 11:24:23 -0400
Phil M Perry wrote:
> (my first digest copy arrived moments after posting my previous
> update)
>
> Richard,
>
> "Top To Bottom" means that the characters (glyphs) are upright (top
> uppermost), as they would be written horizontally, but stacked in a
>
