hb_buffer_add_utf16
hb_buffer_add_utf8
hb_buffer_set_content_type
+hb_buffer_get_content_type
hb_buffer_set_direction
-hb_buffer_set_flags
+hb_buffer_get_direction
+hb_buffer_set_script
+hb_buffer_get_script
hb_buffer_set_language
+hb_buffer_get_language
+hb_buffer_set_flags
+hb_buffer_get_flags
hb_buffer_set_length
-hb_buffer_set_script
+hb_buffer_get_length
hb_buffer_set_segment_properties
-hb_buffer_set_unicode_funcs
-hb_buffer_set_user_data
hb_buffer_guess_segment_properties
-hb_buffer_get_content_type
-hb_buffer_get_direction
-hb_buffer_get_flags
-hb_buffer_get_glyph_infos
-hb_buffer_get_glyph_positions
-hb_buffer_get_language
-hb_buffer_get_length
-hb_buffer_get_script
hb_buffer_get_segment_properties
+hb_buffer_set_unicode_funcs
hb_buffer_get_unicode_funcs
+hb_buffer_set_user_data
hb_buffer_get_user_data
+hb_buffer_get_glyph_infos
+hb_buffer_get_glyph_positions
hb_buffer_normalize_glyphs
hb_buffer_reverse
hb_buffer_reverse_clusters
<SECTION>
<FILE>hb-common</FILE>
-HB_DIRECTION_REVERSE
-HB_LANGUAGE_INVALID
-HB_TAG
-HB_TAG_NONE
-HB_TAG_MAX
-HB_UNTAG
-hb_bool_t
-hb_codepoint_t
-hb_destroy_func_t
+hb_tag_from_string
+hb_tag_to_string
hb_direction_from_string
-hb_direction_t
hb_direction_to_string
+hb_script_from_iso15924_tag
+hb_script_from_string
+hb_script_to_iso15924_tag
+hb_script_get_horizontal_direction
hb_language_from_string
+hb_language_to_string
hb_language_get_default
+hb_bool_t
+hb_codepoint_t
+hb_destroy_func_t
+hb_direction_t
hb_language_t
-hb_language_to_string
hb_mask_t
hb_position_t
-hb_script_from_iso15924_tag
-hb_script_from_string
-hb_script_get_horizontal_direction
-hb_script_t
-hb_script_to_iso15924_tag
-hb_tag_from_string
hb_tag_t
-hb_tag_to_string
+hb_script_t
hb_user_data_key_t
hb_var_int_t
+HB_TAG
+HB_TAG_NONE
+HB_TAG_MAX
+HB_UNTAG
+HB_DIRECTION_REVERSE
HB_DIRECTION_IS_BACKWARD
HB_DIRECTION_IS_FORWARD
HB_DIRECTION_IS_HORIZONTAL
HB_DIRECTION_IS_VALID
HB_DIRECTION_IS_VERTICAL
+HB_LANGUAGE_INVALID
<SUBSECTION Private>
HB_BEGIN_DECLS
HB_END_DECLS
* being destroyed until a matching call to hb_buffer_destroy() is made.
*
* Return value: (transfer full):
- * the referenced #hb_buffer_t.
+ * The referenced #hb_buffer_t.
*
* Since: 0.9.2
**/
/**
* hb_buffer_set_content_type:
* @buffer: an #hb_buffer_t.
- * @content_type:
+ * @content_type: the type of buffer contents to set
*
- *
+ * Sets the type of @buffer contents, buffers are either empty, contain
+ * characters (before shaping) or glyphs (the result of shaping).
*
* Since: 0.9.5
**/
* hb_buffer_get_content_type:
* @buffer: an #hb_buffer_t.
*
- *
+ * see hb_buffer_set_content_type().
*
- * Return value:
+ * Return value:
+ * The type of @buffer contents.
*
* Since: 0.9.5
**/
/**
* hb_buffer_set_direction:
* @buffer: an #hb_buffer_t.
- * @direction:
+ * @direction: the #hb_direction_t of the @buffer
*
- *
+ * Set the text flow direction of the buffer. No shaping can happen without
+ * setting @buffer direction, and it controls the visual direction for the
+ * output glyphs; for RTL direction the glyphs will be reversed. Many layout
+ * features depend on the proper setting of the direction, for example,
+ * reversing RTL text before shaping, then shaping with LTR direction is not
+ * the same as keeping the text in logical order and shaping with RTL
+ * direction.
*
* Since: 0.9.2
**/
* hb_buffer_get_direction:
* @buffer: an #hb_buffer_t.
*
- *
+ * See hb_buffer_set_direction()
*
- * Return value:
+ * Return value:
+ * The direction of the @buffer.
*
* Since: 0.9.2
**/
/**
* hb_buffer_set_script:
* @buffer: an #hb_buffer_t.
- * @script:
+ * @script: an #hb_script_t to set.
*
- *
+ * Sets the script of @buffer to @script.
+ *
+ * Script is crucial for choosing the proper shaping behaviour for scripts that
+ * require it (e.g. Arabic) and the which OpenType features defined in the font
+ * to be applied.
+ *
+ * You can pass one of the predefined #hb_script_t values, or use
+ * hb_script_from_string() or hb_script_from_iso15924_tag() to get the
+ * corresponding script from an ISO 15924 script tag.
*
* Since: 0.9.2
**/
* hb_buffer_get_script:
* @buffer: an #hb_buffer_t.
*
- *
+ * See hb_buffer_set_script().
*
- * Return value:
+ * Return value:
+ * The #hb_script_t of the @buffer.
*
* Since: 0.9.2
**/
/**
* hb_buffer_set_language:
* @buffer: an #hb_buffer_t.
- * @language:
+ * @language: an hb_language_t to set.
*
- *
+ * Sets the language of @buffer to @language.
+ *
+ * Languages are crucial for selecting which OpenType feature to apply to the
+ * buffer which can result in applying language-specific behaviour. Languages
+ * are orthogonal to the scripts, and though they are related, they are
+ * different concepts and should not be confused with each other.
+ *
+ * Use hb_language_from_string() to convert from ISO 639 language codes to
+ * #hb_language_t.
*
* Since: 0.9.2
**/
* hb_buffer_get_language:
* @buffer: an #hb_buffer_t.
*
- *
+ * See hb_buffer_set_language().
*
* Return value: (transfer none):
+ * The #hb_language_t of the buffer. Must not be freed by the caller.
*
* Since: 0.9.2
**/
* hb_buffer_reset:
* @buffer: an #hb_buffer_t.
*
- *
+ * Resets the buffer to its initial status, just like new buffers returned from
+ * hb_buffer_create().
*
* Since: 0.9.2
**/
* hb_buffer_clear_contents:
* @buffer: an #hb_buffer_t.
*
- *
+ * Clears the contents of the buffer without resetting other properties.
*
* Since: 0.9.11
**/
/**
* hb_buffer_pre_allocate:
* @buffer: an #hb_buffer_t.
- * @size:
+ * @size: number of items to pre allocate.
*
- *
+ * Pre allocates memory for @buffer to fit at least @size number of items.
*
- * Return value:
+ * Return value:
+ * %true if the memory pre allocation succeeded, %false otherwise.
*
* Since: 0.9.2
**/
* hb_buffer_allocation_successful:
* @buffer: an #hb_buffer_t.
*
- *
+ * Check if allocating memory for the buffer succeeded.
*
- * Return value:
+ * Return value:
+ * %true if memory allocation succeeded, %false otherwise.
*
* Since: 0.9.2
**/
*
* Returns the number of items in the buffer.
*
- * Return value: buffer length.
+ * Return value:
+ * The @buffer length.
*
* Since: 0.9.2
**/
* @buffer: an #hb_buffer_t.
* @length: (out): output array length.
*
- * Returns buffer glyph information array. Returned pointer
- * is valid as long as buffer contents are not modified.
+ * Returns @buffer glyph information array. Returned pointer
+ * is valid as long as @buffer contents are not modified.
*
- * Return value: (transfer none) (array length=length): buffer glyph information array.
+ * Return value: (transfer none) (array length=length):
+ * The @buffer glyph information array.
*
* Since: 0.9.2
**/
* @buffer: an #hb_buffer_t.
* @length: (out): output length.
*
- * Returns buffer glyph position array. Returned pointer
- * is valid as long as buffer contents are not modified.
+ * Returns @buffer glyph position array. Returned pointer
+ * is valid as long as @buffer contents are not modified.
*
- * Return value: (transfer none) (array length=length): buffer glyph position array.
+ * Return value: (transfer none) (array length=length):
+ * The @buffer glyph position array.
*
* Since: 0.9.2
**/
/**
* hb_language_from_string:
- * @str: (array length=len) (element-type uint8_t):
- * @len:
+ * @str: (array length=len) (element-type uint8_t): a string representing
+ * ISO 639 language code
+ * @len: length of the @str, or -1 if it is %NULL-terminated.
*
- *
+ * Converts @str representing an ISO 639 language code to the corresponding
+ * #hb_language_t.
*
* Return value: (transfer none):
+ * The #hb_language_t corresponding to the ISO 639 language code.
*
* Since: 0.9.2
**/
/**
* hb_language_to_string:
- * @language:
+ * @language: an #hb_language_t to convert.
*
- *
+ * See hb_language_from_string().
*
- * Return value: (transfer none):
+ * Return value: (transfer none):
+ * A %NULL-terminated string representing the @language. Must not be freed by
+ * the caller.
*
* Since: 0.9.2
**/
/**
* hb_script_from_iso15924_tag:
- * @tag:
+ * @tag: an #hb_tag_t representing an ISO 15924 tag.
*
- *
+ * Converts an ISO 15924 script tag to a corresponding #hb_script_t.
*
* Return value:
+ * An #hb_script_t corresponding to the ISO 15924 tag.
*
* Since: 0.9.2
**/
/**
* hb_script_from_string:
- * @s: (array length=len) (element-type uint8_t):
- * @len:
+ * @str: (array length=len) (element-type uint8_t): a string representing an
+ * ISO 15924 tag.
+ * @len: length of the @str, or -1 if it is %NULL-terminated.
*
- *
+ * Converts a string @str representing an ISO 15924 script tag to a
+ * corresponding #hb_script_t. Shorthand for hb_tag_from_string() then
+ * hb_script_from_iso15924_tag().
*
* Return value:
+ * An #hb_script_t corresponding to the ISO 15924 tag.
*
* Since: 0.9.2
**/
hb_script_t
-hb_script_from_string (const char *s, int len)
+hb_script_from_string (const char *str, int len)
{
- return hb_script_from_iso15924_tag (hb_tag_from_string (s, len));
+ return hb_script_from_iso15924_tag (hb_tag_from_string (str, len));
}
/**
* hb_script_to_iso15924_tag:
- * @script:
+ * @script: an #hb_script_ to convert.
*
- *
+ * See hb_script_from_iso15924_tag().
*
- * Return value:
+ * Return value:
+ * An #hb_tag_t representing an ISO 15924 script tag.
*
* Since: 0.9.2
**/
hb_tag_to_string (hb_tag_t tag, char *buf);
-/* hb_direction_t */
-
+/**
+ * hb_direction_t:
+ * @HB_DIRECTION_INVALID: Initial, unset direction.
+ * @HB_DIRECTION_LTR: Text is set horizontally from left to right.
+ * @HB_DIRECTION_RTL: Text is set horizontally from right to left.
+ * @HB_DIRECTION_TTB: Text is set vertically from top to bottom.
+ * @HB_DIRECTION_BTT: Text is set vertically from bottom to top.
+ */
typedef enum {
HB_DIRECTION_INVALID = 0,
HB_DIRECTION_LTR = 4,
typedef const struct hb_language_impl_t *hb_language_t;
-/* len=-1 means str is NUL-terminated */
HB_EXTERN hb_language_t
hb_language_from_string (const char *str, int len);
HB_EXTERN hb_script_t
hb_script_from_iso15924_tag (hb_tag_t tag);
-/* sugar for tag_from_string() then script_from_iso15924_tag */
-/* len=-1 means s is NUL-terminated */
HB_EXTERN hb_script_t
-hb_script_from_string (const char *s, int len);
+hb_script_from_string (const char *str, int len);
HB_EXTERN hb_tag_t
hb_script_to_iso15924_tag (hb_script_t script);