Hi, Shane Nay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm probably missing the boat here somewhere, but I've compiled up > the new version of GTK+/DirectFB (2.0.0), and can't seem to get CJK > fonts to render. The relevant versions are as such- > > DirectFB-0.9.9 > freetype-2.0.5 > pango-1.0.1 > glib-2.0.1 > atk-1.0.1 > gtk+-directfb-2.0.0 > > Using gtk+ X11 I have no problems with the same versions of > everything. (Both gtk+-2.0.0 and gtk+-2.0.2 in X11 mode work fine) > > Following a strace through the running of the program I can see it > access the appropriate fonts but it doesn't seem to notice they are > appropriate. (They are truetype BTW) Anyway, any hints would be > appreciated. my guess is that there are no Pango shaper modules available for the PangoFT2 backend that handle CJK fonts correctly. The PangoX backend has way more shaper modules. It shouldn't be hard to port the appropriate shaper module to PangoFT2. But then, I'm only guessing and I don't have the Unicode book at hand at the moment to check what Unicode ranges are present in CJK fonts. Salut, Sven -- Info: To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe directfb-dev" as subject.
