Seelenfresser
3rd February 2008, 12:52 AM
Hi,
I want to try out implementing a bidi engine for WM6 or perhaps adapt fribidi for that purpose. I've never programmed for windows mobile before, in fact I just got my first windows mobile device a few days ago (an orbit2 with german rom).
I got totally frustrated with the current supply of available hebrew solutions. They are too expensive, they are slow and buggy (each with its own pitfalls), they don't support my german rom (which I'm perfectly happy with), and contain features I don't need nor want.
Overwriting the *.ttf files in the \windows directory with their respective versions from XP or Vista gives me the glyphs, so I can see the letters, but, of course, they are in reverse order. Input can be achieved with PCM or Resco keyboards so that's covered. Only thing left is displaying right-to-left correctly. Achieving this, in a more or less language-independant way (and needless to say, making the solution available to everyone for FREE) would make me, and at least a few (thousands?) more people much happier. And as an added bonus, it might cause eyron/pdac/<your favorite greedy language solution provider> go bankrupt.
Anyway, I've been babbling way too much here. So bottom line:
Could any experienced WM developer point me in the right direction as in which part of the OS is responsible for this?
Is this undertaking too ambitious and I should give up before even trying? ;)
Anyway, meanwhile I started doing some research and exploring the APIs.
Wish me luck :D
Cheers
I want to try out implementing a bidi engine for WM6 or perhaps adapt fribidi for that purpose. I've never programmed for windows mobile before, in fact I just got my first windows mobile device a few days ago (an orbit2 with german rom).
I got totally frustrated with the current supply of available hebrew solutions. They are too expensive, they are slow and buggy (each with its own pitfalls), they don't support my german rom (which I'm perfectly happy with), and contain features I don't need nor want.
Overwriting the *.ttf files in the \windows directory with their respective versions from XP or Vista gives me the glyphs, so I can see the letters, but, of course, they are in reverse order. Input can be achieved with PCM or Resco keyboards so that's covered. Only thing left is displaying right-to-left correctly. Achieving this, in a more or less language-independant way (and needless to say, making the solution available to everyone for FREE) would make me, and at least a few (thousands?) more people much happier. And as an added bonus, it might cause eyron/pdac/<your favorite greedy language solution provider> go bankrupt.
Anyway, I've been babbling way too much here. So bottom line:
Could any experienced WM developer point me in the right direction as in which part of the OS is responsible for this?
Is this undertaking too ambitious and I should give up before even trying? ;)
Anyway, meanwhile I started doing some research and exploring the APIs.
Wish me luck :D
Cheers