Linux @lemmy.ml Chewy @discuss.tchncs.de 2mo ago

State of Text Rendering 2024

behdad.org /text2024/

[The author assumes] a high-level understanding of how text rendering works, for example, what shaping is. If that does not sound familiar to you, you might want to review State of Text Rendering (2009), and Modern text rendering with Linux: Overview (2019).

Linux @programming.dev Blaze @lemmy.zip 2mo ago

behdad.org /text2024/

20 1

Typography @lemmy.ml koavf @lemmy.ml 2mo ago

State of Text Rendering 2024

behdad.org /text2024/

4 4

7 comments

I'm not entirely sure how I feel about fonts containing WASM code... It feels like we're overcomplicating things a bit.
- Fonts have been programs for a long time. Better to have the code in a safe VM than natively executed.
  
  Do you have a link for that, or a term I can search for? I'm not finding anything about it.
- Don't you want to run an ai assistant directly from your favourite font? /s

7 comments