Re: good shaping example?

[Behdad Esfahbod <behdad behdad org>]

On 09/14/10 12:52, Travis Griggs wrote:
> I was hoping to show some pango rendered text tomorrow that shows some
> really advanced shaping. I've got a "simple" example, that shows things
> like composing with diacritical characters. But I was hoping somebody
> could suggest some text that showed something advanced/cool/real.

Take a look around http://www.pango.org/ScriptGallery

The problem is: to truly appreciate the advanced/cool stuff you need to know
about complex scripts, vertical writing, Nastaliq, etc.  Otherwise it all
looks like "glyphs on the screen" :).

behdad


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