On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 17:39:23 +0100 dexen deVries <[email protected]> wrote: > > What I want is support for complex text layout rendering (for Indian > > languages among others). This requires supporting OpenType fonts, not an > > easy task. Mac's TextEdit seems to do a decent job of this but I don't > > like it as an editor. > > > `having all the bells and whistles' doesn't make a great editor for > programmers.
CTL rendering is a a basic requirement for complex scripts, I am afraid! Support for it would be in font handling, not acme. I was just saying it would nice to be able to use acme for Indic scripts. Though I don't see it as a realistic option at the moment for a variety of reasons.
