Make that 52. :-) DM Smith wrote: > Thanks for all of you who have voted. We are at 50 votes. If you > haven't voted, please do. Turns out this is a request for > enahancement (RFE), so it needs in excess of 87 votes to make it to > the top 25. Personally, I'd like to see more than that. Closer to 100. > > The links are later in the message, but here they are again: > The issue to vote on (link is on the left on the page): > http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4646993 > > to register to vote: > https://softwarereg.sun.com/registration/developer/en_US/new_user > > On Dec 14, 2006, at 5:08 AM, Johan van der Lingen wrote: > > >> notice that you can vote three times on the same bug! >> >> (not to be rude, but are any of these bugs being fixed? I saw some >> filed on >> 2002 and even 1997 and all have status "in progress") >> >> Beautiful Blessings on this day, >> >> Johan >> >> >> On Thursday 14 December 2006 06:31, DM Smith wrote: >> >>> Troy, >>> We give the user the ability to select a font for displaying >>> modules. We do need to allow per module preferences, including font. >>> But that is not the problem here. The problem is that menus, buttons, >>> dialogs and so forth all use a "system" font, named Lucida xxx. This >>> is a built in font. >>> >>> From what I understand of the problem, Farsi uses an Arabic script >>> with a few additions. The fundamental problem is that some glyphs are >>> missing and a few others don't connect to their neighbors properly. >>> The missing glyphs are akin to having 'I' be missing. >>> >>> I agree that it is not reasonable to expect that every language is >>> supported, but Sun is responsive to voting. And the work is not that >>> big an undertaking. They just need a bit of prodding. >>> >>> To solve it in the application is messy, but unless Sun fixes the >>> font, we might not have a choice. >>> >>> Interestingly, the font is correct on MacOSX. >>> >>> The problem with Hebrew is a bit different. If UTF-8 characters are >>> fully composed (letter and points combined into a single UTF-8 char) >>> then it is likely that the character is missing. But if the points >>> are following the letter, the composition of that character looks >>> bad. This is futher compounded by the ascenders and descenders being >>> clipped or drawn outside of the line of text. But having worked on >>> FlashCards, I know you know all this. >>> >>> Farsi is different because it does not combine characters with >>> accents to form a glyph (i.e. no accents) And it is all rendered >>> within the text line. And it is different in that it joins adjacent >>> letters in specific ways. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> DM >>> >>> On Dec 13, 2006, at 11:37 PM, Troy A. Griffitts wrote: >>> >>>> DM, I've found java doesn't render Hebrew well at all either. I >>>> wouldn't expect them to ship a font that renders perfect in all >>>> languages. That alone would be a huge undertaking. Have you >>>> considered >>>> giving the user the option to select a font to use with a module? >>>> >>>> -Troy. >>>> >>>> DM Smith wrote: >>>> >>>>> If you are not aware, Peter von Kaehne and some members of the >>>>> Glasgow Iranian Church are working on translating BibleDesktop into >>>>> Farsi (also known as Persian). This is a common language of Iran. >>>>> >>>>> Several things are coming together: >>>>> 1) Bible Desktop is being translated into Farsi. >>>>> 2) Farsi Bibles are being turned into Sword Modules. Check the beta >>>>> module at: >>>>> http://www.crosswire.org/sword/modules/ModDisp.jsp? >>>>> beta=true&tester=true&modType=Bibles >>>>> 3) Bible Desktop can be run from a CD or USB drive without >>>>> installing >>>>> Java on the host computer. >>>>> >>>>> Together this provides an excellent opportunity to help the Farsi >>>>> speaking churches in their evangelistic outreach. >>>>> >>>>> But there is a problem and you can help. And you don't need to be a >>>>> programmer. >>>>> >>>>> This language uses a right to left script and Java's Lucida font is >>>>> incomplete in it's support of Farsi. There is an open bug report >>>>> for >>>>> it. If you register at Sun you can vote that this be fixed. It is >>>>> really suprising that the Sun folk won't take the time to fix a few >>>>> entries in the font, but they respond to "votes". >>>>> >>>>> In the top 25 bugs the 25-th bug has 37 votes. Perhaps we can get a >>>>> hundred or so. >>>>> >>>>> Here is the link to the bug report: >>>>> http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4646993 >>>>> >>>>> Here is a link to register to vote: >>>>> https://softwarereg.sun.com/registration/developer/en_US/new_user >>>>> >>>>> In His Service, >>>>> DM Smith >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> sword-devel mailing list: [email protected] >>>>> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >>>>> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> sword-devel mailing list: [email protected] >>>> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >>>> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> sword-devel mailing list: [email protected] >>> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >>> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> sword-devel mailing list: [email protected] >> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >> > > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: [email protected] > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page > >
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