Comments on: opentype “locl” Localized Forms http://blogs.linux.ie/caolan/2013/03/12/opentype-locl-localized-forms/ babblings! Thu, 23 May 2013 11:27:22 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Caolán http://blogs.linux.ie/caolan/2013/03/12/opentype-locl-localized-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-234828 Caolán Thu, 23 May 2013 11:27:22 +0000 http://blogs.linux.ie/caolan/?p=638#comment-234828 LibreOffice will support them when someone writes the relatively small pieces of code, UI glue and flags to enagle them. LibreOffice will support them when someone writes the relatively small pieces of code, UI glue and flags to enagle them.

]]> By: Uglyface200 http://blogs.linux.ie/caolan/2013/03/12/opentype-locl-localized-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-234445 Uglyface200 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:56:16 +0000 http://blogs.linux.ie/caolan/?p=638#comment-234445 There's been a lot of buzz <a href="http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/9797/support-for-opentype-advance-features-please/?answer=17795#post-id-17795" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58941" rel="nofollow">here</a> about support of other advanced OpenType features in LibreOffice (such as oldstyle/lining figures, stylistic sets/alternates, discretionary ligatures, true small caps, etc.). When will LibreOffice support such important features? OpenType is still a common techology in fonts and should be supported as much as possible. This would give LibO a big advantage over other word processors, Word 2010 only supports a few features. There’s been a lot of buzz here and here about support of other advanced OpenType features in LibreOffice (such as oldstyle/lining figures, stylistic sets/alternates, discretionary ligatures, true small caps, etc.). When will LibreOffice support such important features? OpenType is still a common techology in fonts and should be supported as much as possible. This would give LibO a big advantage over other word processors, Word 2010 only supports a few features.

]]> By: Caolán http://blogs.linux.ie/caolan/2013/03/12/opentype-locl-localized-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-231010 Caolán Fri, 03 May 2013 15:35:47 +0000 http://blogs.linux.ie/caolan/?p=638#comment-231010 you can't switch on a string you can’t switch on a string

]]> By: dennis http://blogs.linux.ie/caolan/2013/03/12/opentype-locl-localized-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-226282 dennis Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:09:24 +0000 http://blogs.linux.ie/caolan/?p=638#comment-226282 Just crazy question: isn't a "case-clause" better than these ~5000 if/else if ? XD (more readability and likely faster!) Just crazy question: isn’t a “case-clause” better than these ~5000 if/else if ? XD

(more readability and likely faster!)

]]> By: Caolán http://blogs.linux.ie/caolan/2013/03/12/opentype-locl-localized-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-224390 Caolán Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:08:39 +0000 http://blogs.linux.ie/caolan/?p=638#comment-224390 Whether using harfbuzz or icu is basically irrelevant to this btw, the real work was in convincing writer to correctly propagate the language of the text down to the eventual text layout thingy. There is an experimental use-harfbuzz patch that we should get around to applying, but that's orthogonal to this. Whether using harfbuzz or icu is basically irrelevant to this btw, the real work was in convincing writer to correctly propagate the language of the text down to the eventual text layout thingy.

There is an experimental use-harfbuzz patch that we should get around to applying, but that’s orthogonal to this.

]]> By: Behdad Esfahbod http://blogs.linux.ie/caolan/2013/03/12/opentype-locl-localized-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-224256 Behdad Esfahbod Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:21:31 +0000 http://blogs.linux.ie/caolan/?p=638#comment-224256 I see that the answer is no. Just do that already... I see that the answer is no. Just do that already…

]]> By: Behdad Esfahbod http://blogs.linux.ie/caolan/2013/03/12/opentype-locl-localized-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-224254 Behdad Esfahbod Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:20:17 +0000 http://blogs.linux.ie/caolan/?p=638#comment-224254 So, finally switched to HarfBuzz? So, finally switched to HarfBuzz?

]]> By: Fitoschido http://blogs.linux.ie/caolan/2013/03/12/opentype-locl-localized-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-224250 Fitoschido Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:22:59 +0000 http://blogs.linux.ie/caolan/?p=638#comment-224250 Awesome work! :D Awesome work! :D

]]> By: Goran http://blogs.linux.ie/caolan/2013/03/12/opentype-locl-localized-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-224039 Goran Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:06:50 +0000 http://blogs.linux.ie/caolan/?p=638#comment-224039 You made my day happy :) You made my day happy :)

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