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Re: [PATCH] add ability to change the rendered text while program is run


From: Alexei Podtelezhnikov
Subject: Re: [PATCH] add ability to change the rendered text while program is running
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2021 10:19:30 -0400

> It could be useful because sometimes when you are testing, you like to get an 
> idea of how the font works with different combinations of characters without 
> having to keep reopening the app.
>
> I forgot about bloat, it makes sense for ftview since all characters are 
> already visible.
>
> While all characters are visible in order in ftview, things like kerning need 
> a specific sequence of characters in order to compare and verify.
>
> You are 100% right that its a better fit for ftstring, i totally agree with 
> you. I should reapply patch there.

Yes, please. An interactive typewriter mode is an interesting idea for
`ftstring` only. I wonder if you could implement it for any keyboard
including non-Latin. This might require some modification of the
graph/ library. Can you look into it?

Thanks,
Alexei



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