>> I still think that there is no point in working with core fonts any >> more. Core fonts are obsolescent in my opinion, and the OP really >> should think about using Xft.
ME> Okay. Now my question is, is it safe to assume that every ME> application will NOT use the core fonts and only use Xft? You cannot just take any old application and assume it will support Arabic glyph shaping. Clients (or, more precisely, widget sets) will need to be adapted to rpovide for glyph shaping. Doing this will be vastly easier and more general if you use Xft rather than core fonts. The point of whether old clients will be able to see Arabic glyphs in core fonts is therefore moot, as only new clients will be able to display Arabic in a satisfactory manner. Keith Packard: KP> Yes, the existing XFree86 supplied X output method mechanism KP> probably isn't sufficient to support Arabic, especially when KP> drawing words along a diagonal baseline. I dont think you need support diagonal baselines for the type of typography that's common in the Arab world; it's only needed for proper typesetting of Persian. KP> OpenType fonts contain quite a bit of layout information; if KP> that's sufficient for your needs... According to my Jordanian office neighbour, Microsoft Windows does a perfectly satisfactory job of supporting Arabic; and as far as I know they use OpenType. Juliusz _______________________________________________ I18n mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/i18n