Re: [dev] Surf update

2017-05-27 Thread Lumidify Productions
On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 12:38:11PM +, sylvain.bertr...@gmail.com wrote: > On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 12:57:30PM +0200, Lumidify Productions wrote: > > Hi, I just wanted to mention that there _is_ another layout engine, > > graphite (http://graphite.sil.org, https://github.com/silnrsi/graphite), bu

Re: [dev] Surf update

2017-05-27 Thread sylvain . bertrand
On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 12:57:30PM +0200, Lumidify Productions wrote: > On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 10:25:55AM +, sylvain.bertr...@gmail.com wrote: > > - harfbuzz, the _only_ unicode layout engine which has an interface > > changing > >all the time, and a brain damaged implementation. I did a

Re: [dev] Surf update

2017-05-27 Thread sylvain . bertrand
Well, It seems that EU (I'm french) is not able to secure a *proper* "comfort zone" to let us release our coding power. I did investigate EU funding seriously though, but what I got my hands on, are jokes, real f*cking jokes. I perceived like some "forces" are blocking any attempts at funding si

Re: [dev] Surf update

2017-05-27 Thread Lumidify Productions
On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 10:25:55AM +, sylvain.bertr...@gmail.com wrote: > - harfbuzz, the _only_ unicode layout engine which has an interface changing >all the time, and a brain damaged implementation. I did a C partial port >from c++, and I can tell you about it is that the guys behin

Re: [dev] Surf update

2017-05-27 Thread Laslo Hunhold
On Sat, 27 May 2017 10:25:55 + sylvain.bertr...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Sylvain, > I got the urge to recall that obvious to people here, coze it's > discussing way too much on the surf front-end without anything done > on solving the real pb: the web engine. it has been settled years ago that t

Re: [dev] Surf update

2017-05-27 Thread Hiltjo Posthuma
On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 10:25:55AM +, sylvain.bertr...@gmail.com wrote: > On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 08:56:58PM +0200, Quentin Rameau wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > This is not sane. There is no modern web engine which is suckless. > > > > > > Having a suckless front-end to those massive c++ obje

Re: [dev] Surf update

2017-05-27 Thread sylvain . bertrand
On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 08:56:58PM +0200, Quentin Rameau wrote: > > Hi, > > > > This is not sane. There is no modern web engine which is suckless. > > > > Having a suckless front-end to those massive c++ object oriented brain > > fuckages sounds way too much schizophrenic. > > > > The first ste