Re: Font files and vertical text

On Sun, 16 May 2021 08:06:23 +0000 (UTC), Werner LEMBERG wrote:

> On Sun, 16 May 2021 20:00:20 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> 
>> You want me to submit an item for the FAQ along the lines of “How do
>> I do advanced/language-specific text layout?”?
> 
> 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.

Yeah, but that’s a bit beyond my level of expertise. I’m the kind of
person who thinks HarfBuzz already does a pretty good job ;).

>> 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.

I’ve never used that, though. The ones I mentioned are the ones I’ve
used.