>Applications that rely on pixel perfect text layout can not use the >browser DOM because most everything in the browser world it is >dependent on what browser and OS you use. This has led companies like >Prezi, who is trying to get off FP, to use Emscripten for HarfBuzz in >the browser then they completely wrote their own paragraph layout >engine.
Joel, A sincere thanks for the information and sorry for the hasty reply while not understanding the requirements. I am going to do a bit more reading on some of the items you mention above as it's kind of fascinating. Mike