[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 177601] Simple and complex paths are not applied consistently

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=177601

--- Comment #25 from Myles C. Maxfield <mmaxfield at apple.com> ---
(In reply to Michael Catanzaro from comment #23)
> Maybe it no longer makes sense for GTK/WPE to support the simple path. What
> Myles suggested we really need are performance tests to figure out if we
> still need the simple path.
> 
> Now, I have no clue, but I suppose it's probably not possible to add
> ligature and kerning support to our simple path? If it is possible, then
> that would be the proper fix. In the meantime, it's a real shame. We get
> complaints about poor kerning not irregularly.

I don’t know if there is API for it in HarfBuzz but, even if there isn’t, I’d be willing to bet the HarfBuzz community would accept a patch to add such an API.

I would be very interested to hear any performance numbers you gather from disabling the fast text codepath.

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