On Sun, May 07, 2006 at 02:23:18PM +0700, Theppitak Karoonboonyanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: xulrunner > Severity: wishlist > > > Word boundary analysis for line breaking is essential for Thai web page > rendering, as Thai is written continuously without word delimitors. > Most Thai web pages are created based on an assumption that web browsers > are able to wrap lines properly, which is true for some popular browser, > but not for Gecko-based ones. > > With the `libthai' package recently uploaded to sid (now already > migrated to etch), Thai word boundary analysis is now possible for > applications in debian. And a proposed patch for Mozilla to wrap lines > with libthai has been available at Mozilla Bug #7969 for some time. > Unfortunately, the 1.8 branch is now frozen. So, we seem to need > patching in debian. > > The patch has been tested by locally distributed binary packages, > and no severe problem has been found so far. > > So, please consider applying the patch, for a serious usability issue > for Thai users. The most recent patch is proposed in Comment #51: > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7969#c51 > and the patch is at: > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=220509 > > When applied, suggesting "libthai0" is also a good idea.
See my comment on #366308. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
