[Indic-computing-devel] complex script rendering on handhelds?

[Tapan S. P. <ta...@ya...>]

We here are discussing how best to support complex script rendering on
handheld devices (based on StrongARM).

Here are current options that I can see:
	- GPE - works with Gtk 1.2 (on top of TinyX)
	- Opie / QPE - based on Embedded Qt (on top of TinyX)
	- DirectFB + Gtk2

Now all of these options have problems as I can see.  Gtk 1.2 and QT
dont have full complex script rendering support.  Direct FB + Gtk2
doesnt have a full desktop / application environment built up yet.  Plus
you lose all the benefits of X (if there are any... ;) 

So there is some work ahead with any of these solutions.  Here are the
options we have to move forward that I can see:
	- port Gtk2 to TinyX
	- port Qt2 to TinyX
	- start building up a desktop env for DirectFB + Gtk2 
	- write our apps from scratch (boo!)

Any of you guys have any inputs on this?  Any one know how the Simputer
guys handle complex script rendering?

-- Tapan