[cairo] utf8 text rendering on iOS

[cu]

Thank you for the stock answer.

We've been using the "toy" API on a number of platforms, including
MacOS. It works well enough and shows utf8 fonts correctly.  I am
interested in making sure it works just as correctly on iOS as it does
on other platforms. Any useful advice would be appreciated.


Dominic Lachowicz wrote:
> The cairo_show_text() function call is part of what the cairo
> designers call the "toy" text API. It is convenient for short demos
> and simple programs, but it is not expected to be adequate for serious
> text-using applications.
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> On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 1:55 PM, cu <cairouser at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> Dear all,
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>>  I seem to have an issue rendering utf8 text using Cairo + freetype
>> backend on iOS/iPhone. Fonts are loaded correctly and ASCII text renders
>> correctly using appropriate font. Any utf8 glyphs are replaced by empty
>> square. Does anyone have an insight into this issue? Where do I even
>> begin digging?
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