servo / servo/font-kit

List writing systems supported by a font

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enhancement
Dominant language
Rust
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Description

So we can check which languages/scripts can be handled by this font.

This is very useful for the font fallback resolution, when we need to find a font that can be used to write a specified text.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by inspecting font-kit's font-loading entry points and how font metadata is exposed, then determine where supported writing systems would fit for fallback resolution. Done means callers can obtain a font's supported writing systems and the behavior is covered by tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
desktop, internationalization
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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