From: Doug Ewell (doug@ewellic.org)
Date: Mon Nov 09 2009 - 22:55:18 CST
Eric Muller <emuller at adobe dot com> wrote:
>> [...] it would be nice to have
>> an API to tell whether a given character or string can be rendered in
>> a given font,
>
> I think that the question needs to be restated as "tell whether a
> given *styled string* can rendered in a given font *by a given
> rendering engine*". Not all rendering engines use fonts in the same
> way (even for plain text). Not all rendering systems go about
> realizing styling in the same way (even for the same styling
> language).
Of course, which is why it would need to be an API, i.e. a function call
whose results would depend on the operating environment, including the
OS and rendering system version.
-- Doug Ewell | Thornton, Colorado, USA | http://www.ewellic.org RFC 5645, 4645, UTN #14 | ietf-languages @ http://is.gd/2kf0s
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