[HarfBuzz] HarfBuzz-JS?

[Adam Twardoch (List)]

Sorry, not compile FreeType but HarfBuzz. (But compiling FreeType using
Emscripten might be useful as well).

A.

On 12-09-03 23:36, Adam Twardoch (List) wrote:
> Lorant,
>
> I've been looking for such a solution myself not so long ago, or for
> people who'd be willing to contribute.
>
> Fabrice Bellard suggested that the most feasible approach would be to
> compile FreeType using Emscripten:
> http://emscripten.org/
>
> I have not proceeded any further with this, though -- but I'd be very
> interested in participating somehow (though I'm not a developer).
>
> Best,
> Adam
>
> On 12-09-03 14:44, Lóránt Pintér wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> The company I work for is developing a multi-platform tool that needs
>> proper layout of text for all kinds of scripts and languages. Using
>> HarfBuzz looks really promising, but we need to have a solution that
>> works across platforms, including browsers and stuff. Do you know of a
>> solution similar to HarfBuzz that can do OpenType text layouting that
>> can be used from, say, JavaScript?
>>
>> If there is no such solution, we would be willing to port as much of
>> HarfBuzz as feasible to JS, and maintain the port further on as an
>> open-source project. Would you be interested in helping us create such
>> a port?
>>
>> -- 
>> Thanks,
>> Lorant Pinter
>> Prezi.com
>>
>>
>>
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>


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