Re: fail on osx between 2/4/2009 and 2/5/2009

[Adrian Robert <adrian.b.robert@gmail.com>]

On Feb 14, 2009, at 3:03 PM, Kenichi Handa wrote:
>
> :script -- script name symbol.  script-representative-chars
> can be used as an additional hint to find a font.
>
> :lang -- symbol of iso639 two-letter language code.
>
> :otf -- see the docstring of query-font
>
> and I'm going to add:
>
> :chars -- the same format as the cdr part of each element of
> script-representative-chars.

OK, thanks, I'll work on responding to them in the NS backend (though  
I'm unsure about the OTF stuff).  Does this new mechanism of   
displaying chars in any script (through passing :script to the  
backend when asking for fonts) operate with any fontset (e.g., if the  
user does set-frame-font or similar), or is it only when the user is  
using the so-called "default" fontset?

As far as prioritization, it was said earlier that :chars should  
override anything in script-representative-chars.  What about  
priority between :lang and :script?  From the backend impl's  
perspective, does :lang really need to be worried about if :script is  
present?  Will there be times when match() or list() receives a spec  
with :lang only (and no :script)?

Also, is there a plan to update the documentation for match() and list 
() in font.h?  I'm willing to do this (after I've finished and tested  
my new implementation) if no one else has time.

thanks,
Adrian