Started a FAQ for font-kit: https://github.com/pcwalton/font-kit/wiki/FAQ … At the moment, it answers the question “why use platform native font libraries instead of pure Rust implementations?” Additions are welcome!
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Replying to @pcwalton
you've been howling about your experiments with reverse-engineering mac's text shaping for months (years?), why is it absent from this discussion of difficult-to-reproduce APIs?
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Replying to @Gankra_
I was just thinking about adding a question about macOS! I’ll add one, thanks!
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Replying to @pcwalton
also yeah sorry that came out weirdly accusatory/demanding, and was actually intended to be toned as "wait i though mac was your greatest tormentor, did you actually Solve Its Riddle?"
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Replying to @Gankra_
No worries! Updated:https://github.com/pcwalton/font-kit/wiki/FAQ …
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