Re: "fribidi_remove_special_chars" function?

On 13-08-13 04:24 PM, Evgeny Grin wrote:
> Thanks!
> I'm using it in XBMC (http://xbmc.org).
> What should I do to convert logical paragraph to visual?
> I'm going to implement it in the following way: 
>  * convert to UTF-32
>  * call fribidi_get_bidi_types
>  * call fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels
>  * call fribidi_get_joining_types
>  * call fribidi_join_arabic
>  * call fribidi_shape
>  * split result into lines, for each line call fribidi_reorder_line, combine resulting lines back to paragraph

You need fribidi_reorder_line() here.

Check out fribidi_log2vis() implementation.

>  * call fribidi_remove_bidi_marks
>  * convert result to needed encoding (UTF-8 in my case)
>  * use result for display
> Correct?
> 
> Is it possible to detect on early stage ability to skip arabic joining and shaping?

No.  I suggest you don't worry about performance.  It wouldn't make any
measurable difference.

Cheers,
behdad

> Best wishes,
> Evgeny
> 
> 
> 13.08.2013, 20:56, "Behdad Esfahbod" <[email protected]>:
>> The docs are wrong.  Use the "deprecated" one.
>>
>> On 13-08-12 08:43 PM, Evgeny Grin wrote:
>>
>>>  Hello!
>>>
>>>  I see that "fribidi_remove_bidi_marks" function is deprecated and "fribidi_remove_special_chars" is recommended replacement.
>>>  But I can't find any function with similar name.
>>>  What's supposed to be used as non-deprecated function for removing special chars?
>>>
>>>  Best Wishes,
>>>  Evgeny
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>>
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>> behdad
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> 

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