[HarfBuzz] Hangul shaper

[Changwoo Ryu]

Hello,

2010-11-18 (목), 16:51 -0500, Behdad Esfahbod:
> Hi Changwoo,
> 
> As I'm developing HarfBuzz to replace the shapers in Pango I'm planning on
> removing the Hangul shaping functionality that is in Pango, and rely on a
> generic shaper that can handle Hangul Jamo composition/decomposition
> automatically.  Compared to what's in Pango right now, this will remove the
> fallback to using Hangul Compatibility Jamo area.  Can you confirm that the
> use of the compatibility Jamo area is obsolete and not needed with Hangul
> fonts in wide circulation these days?

I think it is OK to remove that fallback code. That fallback code is
only useful to render old Hangul characters with incapable Hangul fonts.
It is a very rare case and it can be handled better by font.

> If it *is* needed still, can you offer any help?  I have a plan for
> implementing such fallback shapers but appreciate a helping hand.

I think the better solution is to improve the fonts. I am thinking about
starting a project to improve Hangul fonts. 


> PS.  Are you subscribed to the HarfBuzz list?

Subscribed! Thanks,


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Changwoo Ryu <cwryu at debian.org>
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