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This gives me javascript in PDF vibes, but its probably very useful for highly complex writing systems. Also goes to show what an incredibly complex subject thi
by lyu07282 3y ago
This gives me javascript in PDF vibes, but its probably very useful for highly complex writing systems. Also goes to show what an incredibly complex subject this is, Harfbuzz is pretty much the only open source text shaping library that does it properly as far as i can tell. Behdad Esfahbod [1] is probably one of the most important developers on the planet considering how omnipresent his work has been to this day. Harfbuzz is used in Firefox, Chrome and Safari for example.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behdad_Esfahbod https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behdad_Esfahbod
- jfk13 3y ago> Harfbuzz is used in Firefox, Chrome and Safari for example Not to dispute harfbuzz's significance -- it's a crucial component of much of the software we use every day -- but are you sure about Safari? I thought it relied on Apple's Core Text framework to handle font shaping.
- lyu07282 3y agonot sure, webkit does use harfbuzz though
- baybal2 3y ago[dead]
- armitron 3y agoSafari (and macOS) doesn't use Harfbuzz.