Java9: HarfBuzz Font-Layout Engine

Prior to Java9, Java uses ICU OpenType font-layout engine provides script-aware code to process certain font tables required for the correct rendering of text for scripts such as Arabic and Indic.

 

ICU OpenType font-layout engine is deprecated, Java9 replaces this engine with harfbuzz.

 

 

Reference

https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/258

 

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