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> From: Anand Tamariya <atamariya@gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:59:46 +0530
> 
> Here's a patch for basic WYSIWYG printing in GNU Emacs. This should enable following print  features in
> Emacs:
> 
> * Size and colour variation in text
> * Unicode text (including Hindi, script for Eastern European
>  languages, logographic scripts like Chinese, Japanese and Korean (CJK), right to left (RTL) scripts like
>  Arabic and Hebrew, and music symbols)
> * Fancy fonts
> * Tables
> * Images
> * Zero font setup (Tip: Use Truetype fonts in your system)

Thanks, but can you tell a few words about the prerequisites and
limitations?  For example, it sounds like this requires a Cairo build
and the use of the ftcrhb font backend -- is this a requirement, or
should it be possible to make it work with other font backends as
well?  Also, are there any assumptions or requirements regarding the
fonts installed on the system?