tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685560256628587439.post7306336573785167312..comments2023-07-10T07:12:16.641-04:00Comments on The Female Perspective of Computer Science: Summer Coding Fun AheadGail Carmichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14173555781667297996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685560256628587439.post-11368240753182818862008-03-13T22:59:00.000-04:002008-03-13T22:59:00.000-04:00Here is an example of what I am talking about. In...<A HREF="http://library.gnome.org/devel/pango/unstable/pango-Fonts.html#PangoVariant" REL="nofollow">Here is an example</A> of what I am talking about. Inkscape uses these Pango font descriptions (see page as a whole) to represent information about fonts in memory. If a font has a variant other than small caps (for this example), say "swash" or something, you can't represent the exact font using these enums. You end up getting a default as a fall-back. All I'd really like to do is expand what can be stored to some more commonly known variants etc. Can you ever catch everything? No, but we could catch more.Gail Carmichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173555781667297996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685560256628587439.post-19892877679705244332008-03-13T21:12:00.000-04:002008-03-13T21:12:00.000-04:00I'm confused. Pango is only concerned with layout ...I'm confused. Pango is only concerned with layout and abstraction. Pango passes on arbitrary attributes to the backend and rendering engine. Could those not just be any values like panose values, etc.?ARBaboonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00983734430392904787noreply@blogger.com