linebender / linebender/piet

Implement new text API for piet-web

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help wanted missing-impl piet-web
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Description

The changes to the text API were not implemented for piet-web for the simple reason that I don't know that code very well and it isn't a "tier one" backend, e.g. it is entirely developed and maintained by other contributors.

It would be lovely to get this API working, though! Most of it should be fairly straight forward, but there are a few tricky parts; in particular custom fonts may pose a challenge. It is entirely acceptable if not all features work perfectly, though, so I wouldn't stress too much about this.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by comparing the existing piet-web text implementation with the new text API, then investigate custom-font handling and the other incomplete features. Done means piet-web supports the API to the extent practical, with limitations for unsupported features documented.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
computer-graphics
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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