Re: Font files and vertical text

>>> 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.

Why?  Perhaps we are miscommunicating: I don't want big explanations
but just a 'hic sunt dracones' warning at https://www.freetype.org/ or
maybe one level below (in addition to something more explicit in the
FAQ).

> I’m the kind of person who thinks HarfBuzz already does a pretty
> good job ;).

Me too.


    Werner