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On Tue, Dec 03, 2013 at 08:23:02PM +0100, Youcef Mohammed wrote: > i do... > > > 2013/12/3, Khaled Hosny <khaledho...@eglug.org>: > > May be if you actually read what is posted on the list :) > > > > On Tue, Dec 03, 2013 at 07:29:13AM +0100, Youcef Mohammed wrote: > >> any news??? > >> > >> 2012/6/29, Jonathan Kew <jfkth...@googlemail.com>: > >> > On 28/6/12 20:52, Adam Twardoch (List) wrote: > >> >> Youcef is right: > >> >> AFIR, XeTeX supports three layout engines: > >> >> * ICU Layout, cross platform, working with OT Layout tables in SFNT > >> >> fonts > >> >> * Graphite, cross-platform, working with Graphite tables in SFNT fonts > >> >> * ATT, Mac OS X only, working with OT Layout tables and AAT tables in > >> >> SFNT > >> >> fonts. > >> >> > >> >> I don't remember whether XeTeX in addition also supports Uniscribe on > >> >> Windows. > >> >> > >> >> Given the fact that XeTeX is already set up to handle multiple layout > >> >> engines, it would be relatively easy to add support for more -- > >> >> especially > >> >> to add support for Harfbuzz. I would applaud if anyone volunteered to > >> >> do > >> >> that (Harfbuzz has sample code that shows you how). It'd be > >> >> particularly > >> >> neat since Harfbuzz itself also supports several backends, in > >> >> particular > >> >> it supports Uniscribe on Windows. So if XeTeX does not currently > >> >> support > >> >> Uniscribe, adding Harfbuzz support would also cheaply add Uniscribe > >> >> support. Harfbuzz also has Graphite2 support so the old direct > >> >> Graphite > >> >> support in XeTeX could be replaced or complemented with > >> >> Harfbuzz+Graphite2. > >> >> > >> >> XeTeX would be seriously improved if Harfbuzz support were added. > >> >> > >> > > >> > Yes, that'd be a great step forward, now that the harfbuzz API is (I > >> > think) reasonably stable. I'd love to see it to completely replace the > >> > use of ICU layout eventually, but it's not quite ready for that yet. > >> > > >> > JK > >> > > >> > > >> > -------------------------------------------------- > >> > Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: > >> > http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex > >> > > >> > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------- > >> Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: > >> http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: > > http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: > http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex -------------------------------------------------- Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex