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

[Freetype Supporter]

On Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 at 8:14 AM, Alexei Podtelezhnikov 
<apodtele@gmail.com> wrote:

> > -            grListenSurface( display->surface, gr_event_key, &typetxt );
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> >
> > -            if (
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> > -                    (typetxt.key >= 'a' && typetxt.key <= 'z') ||
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> > -                    (typetxt.key >= 'A' && typetxt.key <= 'Z') ||
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> > -                    (typetxt.key >= '0' && typetxt.key <= '9') ||
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> > -                    (typetxt.key == grKeySpace)
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> >
> > -            ) {
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> >
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> All these alpha-numeric characters can easily fit on one screen if
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> you switch a Unicode/ASCII encoding by tapping [Tab], perhaps in
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> Fullscreen mode for larger sizes. I do not see much need for such
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> interactive mode. Also. `ftview` adds a pixel in-between so what you
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> see is not exactly a layed out text. This might belong to `ftstring`
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> with proper layout, but I doubt if it can be implemented for non-Latin
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> scripts.

After looking at ftstring (didnt know about this), I agree it might be a better 
addition for ftstring instead of ftview. Will submit patch for that as well, 
but is it a harm in allowing it in both?