From: Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>
To: mailing list for ConTeXt users <ntg-context@ntg.nl>
Subject: Re: What should I learn?
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:26:11 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <48FDE683.9000205@wxs.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <gdkkkc$ktm$1@ger.gmane.org>
Mauricio wrote:
> Original Tex is not an option, since PDF, today's font formats
> (and Unicode) and many algorithms didn't exist when Knuth decided
> no features would be added anymore. Maybe I should hack the source
> code of pdftex or luatex? I can try that, but that's going to be
> hard work and I would like to know how far I can get before
> starting, or if there are easier options (like libraries to write
> PDF and read OpenType and books or example code of typesetting
> algorithms).
you want to writ ea full blown macro package with advanced font support
etc etc? well, it will take you a couple of man-years
Hans
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-10-21 14:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-10-21 2:39 Maurício
2008-10-21 6:49 ` luigi scarso
2008-10-21 7:14 ` Frans Goddijn
2008-10-21 13:14 ` Mauricio
2008-10-21 14:26 ` Hans Hagen [this message]
2008-10-21 19:30 ` Mauricio
2008-10-22 7:42 ` Hans Hagen
2008-10-22 10:55 ` Mauricio
2008-10-21 19:48 ` Idris Samawi Hamid ادريس سماوي حامد
2008-10-22 11:01 ` Mauricio
2008-10-22 2:37 ` Aditya Mahajan
2008-10-22 11:11 ` Mauricio
2008-10-22 11:35 ` Taco Hoekwater
2008-10-22 12:13 ` luigi scarso
2008-10-22 23:28 ` Maurício
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