Re: Font files and vertical text

>>> Too many times I see questions on this list from people trying to
>>> do complicated font rendering directly in FreeType, when they
>>> should be using higher-level rendering/shaping engines like Cairo,
>>> HarfBuzz and Fribidi. They should be saving themselves some work.
>> 
>> Can you suggest or provide a documentation fix for the web page
>> that guides people into the right direction?
> 
> You want me to submit an item for the FAQ along the lines of “How do
> I do advanced/language-specific text layout?”?  Sure, I can do that.

Mhmm, this too, but I have thought of something quite at the top level
to really, really scare people away from inventing the wheel again,
underestimating the many difficulties that come with good typesetting.

> I can mention Fribidi for bidirectional arrangement, HarfBuzz for
> shaping/placement/substitution, and Cairo for actual rendering.
> Anything else along those lines anybody wants to see covered?

This looks very promising, thanks!  Maybe it makes sense to mention
ICU also.


    Werner