[openbeos] Re: StyledEdit and character set encodings
- From: "Michael Phipps" <mphipps1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 21:46:30 EST
This list is a phenominal example of why we need to address these
issues
at some point in the future. It is *way* too much to try to build R5 *
AND*
something more at the same time. If we tried to do so, we wouldn't be
done until 2010. ;-)
The Right Way to address bidi and other directional types is to do it
in the Interface Kit. Once. Instead of doing it in a bunch of apps.
Then all
apps will gain the functionality nearly simultaneously.
I know waiting for this stuff is hard. But an english only OBOS in 2003
is better
than an OS that does what everyone in the community wants in 2010.
>Hello Guy,
>
>The issue of character set encodings is largely orthogonal to that
>of bi-directional text. Since I have not used bi-directional text I
do
>not understand what interface conventions are most appropriate
>or common for handling it. Some issues I wonder about:
>
>1. If I write hebrew, presumably the carat should begin on the right-
hand
>side and move left as I type?
>2. As I type hebrew the text that I have typed should not shift?
>3. If I look at a hebrew document it is all right-aligned?
>4. If I look at an english document is is viewed and input as normal?
>5. How are documents with both english and hebrew aligned?
>6. How does the input method interact with the carat during a switch
>to/from hebrew?
>7. How is a single line that has both hebrew and english words
aligned?
>8. If I have a document in a hebrew encoding is it reasonable to
default
>to right-aligned display?
>9. Should I make some attempt to determine if the text is english
>even though it is the hebrew encoding? (no extended characters
>are being used, for example)
>10. Should all text editing fields be aligned the same way? (aligning
>all to the right regardless of particular encodings, for example?)
>
>Also thanks for bringing up the subject as I noticed that the OBOS
>stylededit seems to not handle soft wrapping yet, and like the R5
>version it suffers from not retaining the text alignment. (a bug IMHO)
>
>Andrew
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