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@@ -1,3 +1,37 @@ +Overview of changes leading to 1.4.0 +Thursday, January 5, 2017 +==================================== + +- Merged "OpenType GX" branch which adds core of support for + OpenType 1.8 Font Variations. To that extent, the relevant + new API is: + +New API: +hb_font_set_var_coords_normalized() + + with supporting API: + +New API: +HB_OT_LAYOUT_NO_VARIATIONS_INDEX +hb_ot_layout_table_find_feature_variations() +hb_ot_layout_feature_with_variations_get_lookups() +hb_shape_plan_create2() +hb_shape_plan_create_cached2() + + Currently variations in GSUB/GPOS/GDEF are fully supported, + and no other tables are supported. In particular, fvar/avar + are NOT supported, hence the hb_font_set_var_coords_normalized() + taking normalized coordinates. API to take design coordinates + will be added in the future. + + HVAR/VVAR/MVAR support will also be added to hb-ot-font in the + future. + +- Fix regression in GDEF glyph class processing. +- Add decompositions for Chakma, Limbu, and Balinese in USE shaper. +- Misc fixes. + + Overview of changes leading to 1.3.4 Monday, December 5, 2016 ==================================== |