> The Win32 Text APIs (such as TextOut) actually DO support > UniScribe transparently on Windows XP... In most applications, > this means that the UniScribe support works without requiring > explicit calls to the Uniscribe API.
And Windows2000. However some ways of using the Text APIs will meant that few of the benefits of UniScribe are gained. In particular an application may use the API a character at a time (for fine control of placement) and base and combining characters will then be separated unless particular care is taken to avoid this. Hence, while it is true that an application using TextOut is indirectly using UniScribe, it does not follow that they are doing so in a manner appropriate for solving the problem described.
