On 2009-03-22 01:55-0400 Hazen Babcock wrote: > Does this seem like a reasonable approach?
Yes. I won't comment on the driver details since you are considerably more expert than me on this topic. However, in general, I think your idea of substantially reducing and simplifying unicode text handling by the various device drivers by implementing and using core library functions for common text tasks is an excellent one. I advise you not do anything special for the device drivers that depend on plfreetype. That first-generation approach for unicode font support was fundamentally important in our history because it opened our eyes to the fantastic unicode opportunities. However, the plfreetype implementation has a lot of issues which I doubt we are going to fix because the second-generation approach for unicode font support using external libraries like pango/cairo and Qt4 is just so much better. My guess is that we will be deprecating most/all devices that depend on plfreetype in the not so distant future which is why I am advising you not to make any special plfreetype effort with your current work. Alan __________________________ Alan W. Irwin Astronomical research affiliation with Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria (astrowww.phys.uvic.ca). Programming affiliations with the FreeEOS equation-of-state implementation for stellar interiors (freeeos.sf.net); PLplot scientific plotting software package (plplot.org); the libLASi project (unifont.org/lasi); the Loads of Linux Links project (loll.sf.net); and the Linux Brochure Project (lbproject.sf.net). __________________________ Linux-powered Science __________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Plplot-devel mailing list Plplot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plplot-devel
