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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: KDE OpenType
From:       Shaheed <srhaque () iee ! org>
Date:       2003-12-30 18:41:36
Message-ID: 200312301841.36294.srhaque () iee ! org
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On Tuesday 30 December 2003 08:29, Thomas Diehl wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 22:36:02 +0100, Nicolas Goutte wrote:
> >> I'm in the process of adding Khmer support to Linux.
> >> I've had success with GNOME using Pango to adapt the
> >> Indic module to render Khmer.
> >>
> >> I would like to do the same. My question is, where do
> >> I start? What font rendering modules does KDE use for
> >> OpenType? Would this be something handled in ICU?
> >
> >As far as I know, OpenType fonts are directly handled by Qt (from Qt 3.2
> > on). (As for questions as "how well", I am not the right person to ask.
> > Sorry!)
>
> We just got the first Indic languages that use OpenType into CVS:
> Bengali (bn) and Hindi (hi). I heard about remaining issues but don't
> know any specifics (CCing Shaheed therefore). We also have Tamil but
> they always used a specific workaround and I don't know whether they
> converted to OpenType already nor about the status of their translation
> in general. Of course, there is nothing like testing it yourself and
> report bugs to TrollTech.

I'm afraid I missed the start of this discussion, but yes, if anyone needs it 
I'd be happy to pass on any short cuts etc. in the path.

First questions first, are we talking about Tamil or Khmer here? And have you 
actually tried it with KDE? What were the problems?

Thanks, Shaheed
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