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2013/12/3, Khaled Hosny <[email protected]>: > May be if you actually read what is posted on the list :) > > On Tue, Dec 03, 2013 at 07:29:13AM +0100, Youcef Mohammed wrote: >> any news??? >> >> 2012/6/29, Jonathan Kew <[email protected]>: >> > On 28/6/12 20:52, Adam Twardoch (List) wrote: >> >> Youcef is right: >> >> AFIR, XeTeX supports three layout engines: >> >> * ICU Layout, cross platform, working with OT Layout tables in SFNT >> >> fonts >> >> * Graphite, cross-platform, working with Graphite tables in SFNT fonts >> >> * ATT, Mac OS X only, working with OT Layout tables and AAT tables in >> >> SFNT >> >> fonts. >> >> >> >> I don't remember whether XeTeX in addition also supports Uniscribe on >> >> Windows. >> >> >> >> Given the fact that XeTeX is already set up to handle multiple layout >> >> engines, it would be relatively easy to add support for more -- >> >> especially >> >> to add support for Harfbuzz. I would applaud if anyone volunteered to >> >> do >> >> that (Harfbuzz has sample code that shows you how). It'd be >> >> particularly >> >> neat since Harfbuzz itself also supports several backends, in >> >> particular >> >> it supports Uniscribe on Windows. So if XeTeX does not currently >> >> support >> >> Uniscribe, adding Harfbuzz support would also cheaply add Uniscribe >> >> support. Harfbuzz also has Graphite2 support so the old direct >> >> Graphite >> >> support in XeTeX could be replaced or complemented with >> >> Harfbuzz+Graphite2. >> >> >> >> XeTeX would be seriously improved if Harfbuzz support were added. >> >> >> > >> > Yes, that'd be a great step forward, now that the harfbuzz API is (I >> > think) reasonably stable. I'd love to see it to completely replace the >> > use of ICU layout eventually, but it's not quite ready for that yet. >> > >> > JK >> > >> > >> > -------------------------------------------------- >> > Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: >> > http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex >> > >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: >> http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex > > > -------------------------------------------------- > Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: > http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex > -------------------------------------------------- Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex
