Hi, I am also interested in seeing support for complex scripts implemented in FOP, although I am a bit doubtful that any change can be made to the layout engine in its current state.
I’ll try to support Simon in that task. I have some knowledge of font formats. Thanks, Vincent Simon Pepping wrote: > Benson, > > I am very interested in FOP acquiring good capabilities in the area of > complex scripts and fonts. It is clear that FOP's current development > team does not have any expertise in this area, and therefore I am also > very interested in FOP getting better support for this area in its > user community, in the form of contributions of code, tests, > sponsoring etc. > > I am very happy that your company Basis has been and is willing to > sponsor this development. FOP is definitely in need of corporate > support. > > Therefore I will do whatever I can to make this a success. I have only > little expertise in foreign scripts, in Tamil, which I can read a bit > and of which I understand its organizational principles. But I have no > expertise in Arabic. I do not have much time for FOP, but perhaps that > can change. I am not sure I will understand Glen's work sufficiently; > especially I have little knowledge about font organization and OT > capabilities; but I want to contribute to its review as much as > possible. > > Note that I will read my email only intermittently until 11 August. > > Simon > > On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 09:35:18AM -0400, Benson Margulies wrote: >> Dear FOP dev, >> >> Some of you might recall that, some months back, I sent some email >> into this list looking for a FOP contributor who was interested in >> being paid by us (Basis Technology) to take on some of the issues >> related to complex scripts and fonts. >> >> As it happened, none of the committers had the necessary combination >> of time and interest. However, Glen Adams, an old hand in this >> technology area and a someone we at Basis have known for a long time, >> was available. >> >> So now he has, in effect, a private branch of the code base that >> addresses these issues, and he has been, as I understand it, in >> correspondence with this group. >> >> Basis remains very enthusiastic about seeing FOP become capable in the >> areas addressed by Glenn's patch, and so we are, still, more than >> willing to do any reasonable thing to advance this process. >> >> When we need here is one or more committers with necessary time to >> review, critique, and iterate until this functionality can be >> committed. As before, we are more than willing to pay consulting rates >> if that would facilitate this. >> >> Basis is a sponsor of the foundation, and I'm a member, and we see >> this as just another way in which we as a company can contribute to >> the work of the ASF in an area where we have a particularly acute >> interest. >
