On Wednesday 02 April 2003 01:46 am, Jungshik Shin wrote: > Edward Cherlin wrote: > >On Monday 31 March 2003 10:05 pm, Jungshik Shin wrote: > >>>>>Let's try some more. > >>>>>á̀ế̀̀î́̀ổ́̀̀û̀̀n̂́̀x̂̉́̀̀ > > > >I'm pleased that the accents are still there after four > > levels of replies. > > That's because all three of us (Gaspar, you and I) do what > we preach, namely, using UTF-8 in our everyday computing :-)
It got mangled this time. :( > >>>>>Not too bad, except that only the first three accents on > >>>>>each letter are actually displayed, and the dot on the i > >>>>>isn't removed. > >> > >> Hmm, I can see only two diacritics in Kwrite with Code2000 > > > >Yes, I get only two visible diacriticswith Code2000. > > I think Code2000 has some (maybe not so > comprehensive) ot layout tables for Latin letters. I'm copying > this to its author, James Kass. > > >>font. I found that you appended as many as five of them to > >>each character in your sample. What font did you use? > >>Nonetheless, it's a pleasant surprise that Kwrite does more > >>than simple overstriking. > > > >kwrite 4.0 > >kde 3.0.3 > >Arial Unicode MS (licensed copy) shows 3 diacritics > > Can you check your font with VOLT > (www.microsoft.com/typography) as to whether it has OT layout > tables for Latin letters? You need to apply to join the OT > developer group to get a copy. Not right away. I'll be in Singapore and Malaysia next week on Simputer business. > It seems to be the only tool > available for editing OT layout table. I hope pfaedit will > offer the feature, soon. Me too. > >kmail 1.4.3 > >Courier [Adobe] > >3 diacritics displayed > > Courier? Hmm. How about 'Courier' in kwrite? > So, are multiple diacritics stacked over each other taking > *disjoint* spaces instead of overlapping one another at the > same spot? Yes, I see them stacked correctly, three high. > Anyway, now I'm wondering what Qt/KDE use for rendering. > Does it use pango(it couldn't be because Pango > doesn't support OT layout table for Latin, yet although > simple overstriking is supported) or has their own complex > script rendering library? > > Jungshik We must test some other font/app combinations. I can't do it until I get back, at least. -- Edward Cherlin Generalist & activist--Linux, languages, literacy and more "A knot! Oh, do let me help to undo it!" --Alice in Wonderland -- Linux-UTF8: i18n of Linux on all levels Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-utf8/
