On Sun, 16 May 2021 08:06:23 +0000 (UTC), Werner LEMBERG wrote: > On Sun, 16 May 2021 20:00:20 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: >> >> You want me to submit an item for the FAQ along the lines of “How do >> I do advanced/language-specific text layout?”? > > Mhmm, this too, but I have thought of something quite at the top level > to really, really scare people away from inventing the wheel again, > underestimating the many difficulties that come with good typesetting.
Yeah, but that’s a bit beyond my level of expertise. I’m the kind of person who thinks HarfBuzz already does a pretty good job ;). >> I can mention Fribidi for bidirectional arrangement, HarfBuzz for >> shaping/placement/substitution, and Cairo for actual rendering. >> Anything else along those lines anybody wants to see covered? > > This looks very promising, thanks! Maybe it makes sense to mention > ICU also. I’ve never used that, though. The ones I mentioned are the ones I’ve used.
