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		andsoitis on Dec 23, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nuklear – A single-header ANSI C immediate mode cr... Font is one thing. The hard part is text layout which is a very very complicated affair, especially if you want to support different languages and/or writing systems.

mdaniel on Dec 23, 2022 | [–]

Your comment reminded me of "Text Rendering Hates You" (https://faultlore.com/blah/text-hates-you/ and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30330144 )

lstodd on Dec 23, 2022 | [–]

Yeah this. Once you get to something more than plain English, it means pulling in HarfBuzz

andsoitis on Dec 25, 2022 | [–]

If you want visually pleasing results, even English needs layout processes like kerning.

lstodd on Dec 26, 2022 | | [–]

:-/ must have mentioned that by 'plain' I meant monospace, С64-like

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