Re: HarfBuzz API design

[Behdad Esfahbod <behdad behdad org>]

On 08/19/2009 04:30 PM, Carl Worth wrote:

> > I wanted to keep MPROTECT out of the name.  Again, please think about it again
> > without the mode determining whether the blob will be writeable or not.  Just
> > as describing the access mode of the input data only.  Do you think the
> > current enum makes sense that way?
>
> Well, if the READONLY_NEVER_DUPLICATE case didn't exist, then it all
> makes perfect sense, yes.

Ok, I remove that entry!  There are other ways to inhibit duplication (locking 
the blob).


> But with that value present, there *is* at least one mode (if rarely
> used) where the resulting blob has write operations disabled. And it
> still seems a little odd that code with:
>
>        hb_blob_create (... HB_MEMORY_MODEL_READONLY ...);
>
> doesn't create such a blob.

Note, it's note "MEMORY_MODEL", it's "MEMORY_MODE".


> No matter. With improved documentation it's likely all just
> fine. You've clearly thought a lot about the names already, and that's
> really all that I can ask. :-)

The WRITEABLE vs WRITABLE bothers me now.  So Maybe I change that to 
READWRITE.  That still leaves "is_writable" and family in the API though.

behdad


> -Carl