Re: Core Text?

FROM : Rick Mann
DATE : Mon Nov 19 22:59:56 2007

On Nov 19, 2007, at 1:50 PM, Aki Inoue wrote:

> If you have an existing Carbon application that directly calls 
> CoreText, you can still use the same CoreText C API while migrating 
> to Cocoa; however, the Cocoa Text System that's using the same 
> CoreText layout engine underneath should be able to accommodate 
> majority of your text rendering needs.
>
> You can refer to:
> <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/TextArchitecture/index.html

> >
> <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/TextUILayer/index.html

> >
> <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/TextLayout/index.html

> >
> <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/ApplicationKit/Classes/NSString_AppKitAdditions/Reference/Reference.html

> >

This is what I wanted to know: that "TextLayout" was the Cocoa name 
for the same thing as "Core Text" in Carbon. Thanks!

I'm re-writing my Carbon app as if it were a new Cocoa app; I don't 
need pre-Leopard compatibility. I want to use the latest and greatest 
technologies for everything. My app draws complex charts (maps) with 
lots of labels and data blocks.

--
Rick