Add support of multi-language

[WanderMax]

Add support of multi-language, any idea?

[d3m3vilurr]

can be. but really need that?

[WanderMax]

As Vita-Shell add this feature, maybe I think.

[d3m3vilurr]

vitashell have lots of features.
but save manager hav just few feature.

l10n is cool thing but i don't know it really need or not.
but i'll add this to next plan.

[WanderMax]

Yes, it's the plan feature, not that necessary. Stable first.

[iTZQing]

Uh. . Simplified Chinese is not supported
Is character set

[WanderMax]

@tongzq I know. can support if use custom font like Vita-Shell.

[d3m3vilurr]

i was already made patch to xerpi/libvita2d#30 for multi language.
so actually we just need to fix this
but this changes make spend more memory for font. so sometimes just using custom font is more helpful.

ps. i guess vita-shell also use custom libvita2d for this feature :\

[WanderMax]

@d3m3vilurr yes. however, vita allow run only one the 3-rd app.
more memory usage is acceptable, I think.
if translation needed, I can help.

[d3m3vilurr]

yeah. this feature maybe add to next version.
but actually i don't want to load all fonts. :)

but i need these for dev feature

• generic idea for selecting fontset & detect language setting
• font set info about each fonts.

korean font not have eng set.
but system default font support jap + eng. :\

problem is some games only have title info of their language.
for example; i use korean actually, but sometimes i can install chinese game. if this game only have chinese title name, they cannot print strange like ____ ___.

so logically, font set should be 1. can support user's game titles 2. also can support user transed text :\

[WanderMax]

@d3m3vilurr I know. You means that the custom font would better support all language.
Here is the example of font https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-han-sans

[d3m3vilurr]

@WanderMax actually i'll not make custom font. i guess it should be users choice :)
i always implement for system font. it's my first option.
but anyway i'll also make config option for custom font. but it's next step :)

[WanderMax]

@d3m3vilurr OK.
It's strange that PSV can support multi-language UI, but 3-rd app cannot support multi-language characters, like Vita-Shell. Maybe it's the issue of base SDK.

[d3m3vilurr]

@WanderMax no it's just vita font problem.
sdk(official & vitasdk both) only provide loading pgf font & draw font, so all app(include homebrew & non homebrew) use these. vita-shell also.

if you compile vitashell source code, it cannot print korean and chinese w/o custom font.
but release version can print korean. few month ago(maybe at the starting this project), i was checked this problem.
so i guess, vitashell also use custom libvita2d for the release build, and i made patch to libvita2d.
so now a days, savemgr support korean, but yeah not support chinese :
but i mean, just add chinese set is very easier, but IMO, it's non generic solution

so, look TheOfficialFloW/VitaShell#108. this issue is same point

PS. custom font is outside of problem. this case only just need to call font loading api, and supporting this is also easy.

[WanderMax]

@d3m3vilurr OK I see.

[WanderMax]

@d3m3vilurr I find psv has new pvf folder with many fonts. Each font size is big enough to support all characters. that folder is in sa0:data/font, hope it can help you.

[d3m3vilurr]

since last weekend, i started reversing libpvf (but not tested yet), this lib methods looks similar libpgf, but structures are diff.
i guess can mod libvita2d in current state, so maybe few day after i can test my reversed set...
anyway libpvf use freetype library, and it can direct use ttf files with scePvfOpenUserFile :)

i'm little busy cuz my job & moonlight, so please waiting :)

[WanderMax]

Great