i did see the utf8 code. but utf8 is far from universal, now one of my handheld computer uses alot utf16 and GB, which evas_commont_utf8_* cannot handle. unicode is not yet 100% functional for CJK yet.
> ooh - what you may not notice is... the string is utf8... yes - i have been > bad > and just walked char pos's and not done proper utf8 "Walks" when running > around > the string (yet) i'm fixing that up - i was just getting it working with > minimum > hassle. i'm making it utf8 "correct". utf8 basically means it's going to > handle > all languages and all unicode code points - at once. so there is not much need > of that :) > that's not possible as the typesetting needs a way to draw - and that means > the > engine layer needs to be involved as otherwise they have no possible way to > draw... and if the engine layer cannot do this... you're pretty screwed :) > also > the fact is - i don't see a lot of typesetting engines turning up. this stuff > is > HARD and PAINFUL. it's not done often. hmm... i have to take a closer look at your code, i don't quite see that why, but don't bother to answer me. > that is technically what they _layout() function does (the first bit) - until > someone has another typesetting engine that would be compatible and do as > much/more than the layout code... i don't see much need to work hard on this - > as explained above. practically speaking it's going to be working in a void - > i > have no generic "typsetting api" to mimic or go by. i have no 2nd or 3rd or > 4th > typsetting engine to use for testing. :) fair enough. i really need vertical & right-to-left typesetter, so if i can find some time during the fall semester, i will try to make one. -- Regards, Tianran Chen ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
