From: ElOraiby Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 00:58:29 +0000 (-0400) Subject: more info to the doc X-Git-Url: https://code.bitgloo.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f1099b29b6d61b1bc316aa8d7ca979276baf9034;p=clyne%2Farabtype.git more info to the doc --- diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a1bd301..11ce69d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ A small and simple implementation that transform isolated arabic utf8 character strings into contextual forms useful for rendering (rendering example is provided). +This is mostly suitable for lightweight UIs (embedded systems, games, media players...). +It's worthy to note that this is far more lightweight than HarfBuzz (used by Qt/Pango...). +Freetype 2 on the other hand lacks this functionality. + + Example ([Khalil Gibran](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahlil_Gibran)'s Al-Nay): ![ScreenShot](https://raw.github.com/eloraiby/arabtype/master/example.png)