id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
1120	UTF8-Bytestring Pango interface.	guest	axel	"Pango interface currently jumps through hoops to provide a String-based interface for pango functions. If (like in Yi) the user code uses UTF8 internally, it is harmful both from a performance and ease-of-use point of view. (Offsets have to be corrected twice in opposite directions)

It would be useful (and perhaps not too difficult) to provide an interface directly based on (UTF8) bytestrings."	enhancement	new	normal		Pango bindings	0.9.12			jeanphilippe.bernardy@…