"Ari Haviv" <arielbhaviv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 12/30/06, Axel Dörfler <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Only certain aspects of "i18n" are complex - the most part isn't. > > Of > > course we should try to adopt as much existing functionality as > > possible, but it also shouldn't be our aim to include any 3rd party > > foreign APIs which we cannot control, and which might have less > > interest in API stability and consistency. > I hope we can deal with the layout issues of languages such as bi-di > and > indian. It has always bothered me that I would have to buy a special > version > of Windows for hebrew localization. I know lots of Americans whose > native > language isn't English. like...my dad :) Not in R1, but certainly after that one. Our layout engine probably won't be part of the public API in R1. Bye, Axel.