Hello all,

The next revision of 2D graphics will be presented at the upcoming Cologne
meeting. As opposed to making everyone wait for the mailing, if you would
like, you can access R9, the paper submitted for the pre-meeting mailing,
here: https://github.com/cpp-io2d/io2dts/blob/master/papers/P0267R9.pdf .

Major changes include text rendering and command lists. Note that not all
text rendering features were ready for inclusion in the paper and the
reference implementation does not yet contain text rendering (this should
be added within the next week for cairo-based builds, if not sooner; and
yes, I checked to ensure that all features can be theoretically done in
CoreText even though my MacBook Air is on loan such that I can't personally
try to update it).

Text features that made the cut for R9 were all within the intersection of
common functionality of Qt, Pango, and CoreText. Planned features for R10
include metrics (measurements of text you want to render) and layouts
(pre-defined combinations of text and basic_text_props). Layouts rely on
metrics to be useful and metrics get very difficult when kerning (and
possibly hinting) enter.

Other features might also find their way in. Take a look at the current API
and make notes of things that you feel are important that are missing. More
explicit BiDi support is one I can think of. Vertical text support is
another. Both can potentially be addressed with the planned layout feature.

I expect to be on the upcoming telecon on the 20th so if you get a chance,
please try to glance through the paper. Comparing it against R8 is probably
a good way to see the major changes, though sections have been updated and
added to help everyone keep track of what is new and changed.

I would attach the paper directly, but I don't know if the list will accept
an attachment. If you need the link for the directory that R9 is in, here
it is: https://github.com/cpp-io2d/io2dts/tree/master/papers .

Best regards,

-Mike