Announcing FreeType 2.13.2
FreeType 2.13.2 has been released. It is available from https://savannah.nongnu.org/download/freetype/ or https://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/ The latter site also holds older versions of the FreeType library. See below for the relevant snippet from the CHANGES file. Enjoy! Werner PS: Downloads from savannah.nongnu.org will redirect to your nearest mirror site. Files on mirrors may be subject to a replication delay of up to 24 hours. In case of problems use https://download-mirror.savannah.gnu.org/releases/ -- https://www.freetype.org FreeType 2 is a software font engine that is designed to be small, efficient, highly customizable, and portable while capable of producing high-quality output (glyph images) of most vector and bitmap font formats. Note that FreeType 2 is a font service and doesn't provide APIs to perform higher-level features, like text layout or graphics processing (e.g., colored text rendering, 'hollowing', etc.). However, it greatly simplifies these tasks by providing a simple, easy to use, and uniform interface to access the content of font files. FreeType 2 is released under two open-source licenses: our own BSD-like FreeType License and the GPL. It can thus be used by any kind of projects, be they proprietary or not. -- You can use a `.sig` file to verify that the corresponding file (without the `.sig` suffix) is intact. First, be sure to download both the `.sig` file and the corresponding archive. Then, run a command like this: gpg --verify freetype-2.13.2.tar.gz.sig If that command fails because you don't have the required public key, execute gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys BE6C3AAC63AD8E3F to import it, then rerun the `gpg --verify` command. SHA1 file checksums: 7a26f7f2174f257afbfd4c88ec874621a0a84ea9 freetype-2.13.2.tar.gz 2d8d5917a1983ebd04921f2993a88858d6f72dec freetype-2.13.2.tar.xz 07d34040d9f98b0995a21ceb2421ed0ef8cffd1d ft2132.zip 85284169bea0bbcffce0c4bc8a0be57288121e7f ft2demos-2.13.2.tar.gz 655c82a431fae7f53a964bda8a7c0671531d05a4 ft2demos-2.13.2.tar.xz b33cfa859563f1d269dc29273d972f4b65eb44e2 ftdmo2132.zip cac82fb66405e53cbad6f93c07211befe5bbe3fd freetype-doc-2.13.2.tar.gz dbed086b3dba1d748e15b28103081ed30d24e3f3 freetype-doc-2.13.2.tar.xz 1cac5b0411773555470ca0b2b2a02c34362e178d ftdoc2132.zip SHA256 file checksums: 1ac27e16c134a7f2ccea177faba19801131116fd682efc1f5737037c5db224b5 freetype-2.13.2.tar.gz 12991c4e55c506dd7f9b765933e62fd2be2e06d421505d7950a132e4f1bb484d freetype-2.13.2.tar.xz b7e5b03d2e890c4a881e9fab5870463a37fc9cb934c886b9aab2f6fd637ae783 ft2132.zip f4a2d44f19af121ff62421d989d03b558c374613c14fefc2b0db4eaf91fcafbf ft2demos-2.13.2.tar.gz 99ee2ed8b98bcfad17bc57c2d9699d764f20fe29ad304c69b8eb28834ca3b48e ft2demos-2.13.2.tar.xz de326cd84513c8fa54aed2f570588adcc045a8176c079089e31d0d2650bbd468 ftdmo2132.zip f5f18802e5fc64769c5918a21e44e7c15f7141fcf4e26d87368a22bcd145bd45 freetype-doc-2.13.2.tar.gz 685c25e1035a5076e5097186b3143b9c06878f3f9087d0a81e4d8538d5d15424 freetype-doc-2.13.2.tar.xz 6c0e33138688d171b3b445eb2a404c83c35dde836265f9dad47666a301388e06 ftdoc2132.zip CHANGES BETWEEN 2.13.1 and 2.13.2 (2023-Aug-25) I. MISCELLANEOUS - Better support for CFF2 variation fonts. - TrueType interpreter version 38 (also known as 'Infinality') has been removed. - Improved OpenVMS support.
Announcing FreeType 2.13.2
FreeType 2.13.2 has been released. It is available from https://savannah.nongnu.org/download/freetype/ or https://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/ The latter site also holds older versions of the FreeType library. See below for the relevant snippet from the CHANGES file. Enjoy! Werner PS: Downloads from savannah.nongnu.org will redirect to your nearest mirror site. Files on mirrors may be subject to a replication delay of up to 24 hours. In case of problems use https://download-mirror.savannah.gnu.org/releases/ -- https://www.freetype.org FreeType 2 is a software font engine that is designed to be small, efficient, highly customizable, and portable while capable of producing high-quality output (glyph images) of most vector and bitmap font formats. Note that FreeType 2 is a font service and doesn't provide APIs to perform higher-level features, like text layout or graphics processing (e.g., colored text rendering, 'hollowing', etc.). However, it greatly simplifies these tasks by providing a simple, easy to use, and uniform interface to access the content of font files. FreeType 2 is released under two open-source licenses: our own BSD-like FreeType License and the GPL. It can thus be used by any kind of projects, be they proprietary or not. -- You can use a `.sig` file to verify that the corresponding file (without the `.sig` suffix) is intact. First, be sure to download both the `.sig` file and the corresponding archive. Then, run a command like this: gpg --verify freetype-2.13.2.tar.gz.sig If that command fails because you don't have the required public key, execute gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys BE6C3AAC63AD8E3F to import it, then rerun the `gpg --verify` command. SHA1 file checksums: 7a26f7f2174f257afbfd4c88ec874621a0a84ea9 freetype-2.13.2.tar.gz 2d8d5917a1983ebd04921f2993a88858d6f72dec freetype-2.13.2.tar.xz 07d34040d9f98b0995a21ceb2421ed0ef8cffd1d ft2132.zip 85284169bea0bbcffce0c4bc8a0be57288121e7f ft2demos-2.13.2.tar.gz 655c82a431fae7f53a964bda8a7c0671531d05a4 ft2demos-2.13.2.tar.xz b33cfa859563f1d269dc29273d972f4b65eb44e2 ftdmo2132.zip cac82fb66405e53cbad6f93c07211befe5bbe3fd freetype-doc-2.13.2.tar.gz dbed086b3dba1d748e15b28103081ed30d24e3f3 freetype-doc-2.13.2.tar.xz 1cac5b0411773555470ca0b2b2a02c34362e178d ftdoc2132.zip SHA256 file checksums: 1ac27e16c134a7f2ccea177faba19801131116fd682efc1f5737037c5db224b5 freetype-2.13.2.tar.gz 12991c4e55c506dd7f9b765933e62fd2be2e06d421505d7950a132e4f1bb484d freetype-2.13.2.tar.xz b7e5b03d2e890c4a881e9fab5870463a37fc9cb934c886b9aab2f6fd637ae783 ft2132.zip f4a2d44f19af121ff62421d989d03b558c374613c14fefc2b0db4eaf91fcafbf ft2demos-2.13.2.tar.gz 99ee2ed8b98bcfad17bc57c2d9699d764f20fe29ad304c69b8eb28834ca3b48e ft2demos-2.13.2.tar.xz de326cd84513c8fa54aed2f570588adcc045a8176c079089e31d0d2650bbd468 ftdmo2132.zip f5f18802e5fc64769c5918a21e44e7c15f7141fcf4e26d87368a22bcd145bd45 freetype-doc-2.13.2.tar.gz 685c25e1035a5076e5097186b3143b9c06878f3f9087d0a81e4d8538d5d15424 freetype-doc-2.13.2.tar.xz 6c0e33138688d171b3b445eb2a404c83c35dde836265f9dad47666a301388e06 ftdoc2132.zip CHANGES BETWEEN 2.13.1 and 2.13.2 (2023-Aug-25) I. MISCELLANEOUS - Better support for CFF2 variation fonts. - TrueType interpreter version 38 (also known as 'Infinality') has been removed. - Improved OpenVMS support.
[ft-announce] Announcing FreeType 2.13.2
FreeType 2.13.2 has been released. It is available from https://savannah.nongnu.org/download/freetype/ or https://sourceforge.net/projects/freetype/files/ The latter site also holds older versions of the FreeType library. See below for the relevant snippet from the CHANGES file. Enjoy! Werner PS: Downloads from savannah.nongnu.org will redirect to your nearest mirror site. Files on mirrors may be subject to a replication delay of up to 24 hours. In case of problems use https://download-mirror.savannah.gnu.org/releases/ -- https://www.freetype.org FreeType 2 is a software font engine that is designed to be small, efficient, highly customizable, and portable while capable of producing high-quality output (glyph images) of most vector and bitmap font formats. Note that FreeType 2 is a font service and doesn't provide APIs to perform higher-level features, like text layout or graphics processing (e.g., colored text rendering, 'hollowing', etc.). However, it greatly simplifies these tasks by providing a simple, easy to use, and uniform interface to access the content of font files. FreeType 2 is released under two open-source licenses: our own BSD-like FreeType License and the GPL. It can thus be used by any kind of projects, be they proprietary or not. -- You can use a `.sig` file to verify that the corresponding file (without the `.sig` suffix) is intact. First, be sure to download both the `.sig` file and the corresponding archive. Then, run a command like this: gpg --verify freetype-2.13.2.tar.gz.sig If that command fails because you don't have the required public key, execute gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys BE6C3AAC63AD8E3F to import it, then rerun the `gpg --verify` command. SHA1 file checksums: 7a26f7f2174f257afbfd4c88ec874621a0a84ea9 freetype-2.13.2.tar.gz 2d8d5917a1983ebd04921f2993a88858d6f72dec freetype-2.13.2.tar.xz 07d34040d9f98b0995a21ceb2421ed0ef8cffd1d ft2132.zip 85284169bea0bbcffce0c4bc8a0be57288121e7f ft2demos-2.13.2.tar.gz 655c82a431fae7f53a964bda8a7c0671531d05a4 ft2demos-2.13.2.tar.xz b33cfa859563f1d269dc29273d972f4b65eb44e2 ftdmo2132.zip cac82fb66405e53cbad6f93c07211befe5bbe3fd freetype-doc-2.13.2.tar.gz dbed086b3dba1d748e15b28103081ed30d24e3f3 freetype-doc-2.13.2.tar.xz 1cac5b0411773555470ca0b2b2a02c34362e178d ftdoc2132.zip SHA256 file checksums: 1ac27e16c134a7f2ccea177faba19801131116fd682efc1f5737037c5db224b5 freetype-2.13.2.tar.gz 12991c4e55c506dd7f9b765933e62fd2be2e06d421505d7950a132e4f1bb484d freetype-2.13.2.tar.xz b7e5b03d2e890c4a881e9fab5870463a37fc9cb934c886b9aab2f6fd637ae783 ft2132.zip f4a2d44f19af121ff62421d989d03b558c374613c14fefc2b0db4eaf91fcafbf ft2demos-2.13.2.tar.gz 99ee2ed8b98bcfad17bc57c2d9699d764f20fe29ad304c69b8eb28834ca3b48e ft2demos-2.13.2.tar.xz de326cd84513c8fa54aed2f570588adcc045a8176c079089e31d0d2650bbd468 ftdmo2132.zip f5f18802e5fc64769c5918a21e44e7c15f7141fcf4e26d87368a22bcd145bd45 freetype-doc-2.13.2.tar.gz 685c25e1035a5076e5097186b3143b9c06878f3f9087d0a81e4d8538d5d15424 freetype-doc-2.13.2.tar.xz 6c0e33138688d171b3b445eb2a404c83c35dde836265f9dad47666a301388e06 ftdoc2132.zip CHANGES BETWEEN 2.13.1 and 2.13.2 (2023-Aug-25) I. MISCELLANEOUS - Better support for CFF2 variation fonts. - TrueType interpreter version 38 (also known as 'Infinality') has been removed. - Improved OpenVMS support. ___ Freetype-announce mailing list Freetype-announce@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-announce
Re: ttfautohint's functionality from the removal of the infinality patch
> As long as v38 is different from v40, some part of it is closer than v40 to > MS/Apple's. Also fact. Also.. You are making it sound like we are handicapping FreeType. Then Phoronix or Slashdot will sensationalize it. OMG! OMG! OMG! Major FreeType regression! This is FUD! This is zero evidence that v40 is worse, Yes. I assert for you (and beating Phoronix to it): v40 has been the default for SIX YEARS and it is good!
Re: ttfautohint's functionality from the removal of the infinality patch
> "Better" is your personal opinion. Anyway, I think some of others' "personal > opinion" (different from yours) is simply based on familiarity - some people > are just more familiar with MS/Apple rendering, and therefore prefer it. In > the end of the day, FreeType is not MS/Apple font scaler. Fact. > > As long as v38 is different from v40, some part of it is closer than v40 to > MS/Apple's. Also fact. Not necessarily! This might be different in the opposite direction. The "fact" that v38 is closer to Microsoft has to be shown. Also, replication of Microsoft was *never* stated as an Infinalit goal. BTW https://github.com/pdeljanov/infinality-remix ... still no mention of Microsoft as gold standard. I am just saying what I know: Infinality was never *closer* to Microsoft than v40.
Re: ttfautohint's functionality from the removal of the infinality patch
On Friday, 25 August 2023 at 05:38:14 BST, Alexei Podtelezhnikov wrote: > Infinality (v38) was substituted by v40 in 2.13.1. Anybody requesting > v38 got v40 instead... and nobody even noticed. That is the whole > point of the exercise: v40 is perfectly capable and better than just > good enough. Now the code is physically gone for good. It is much > better to improve faster and lighter v40 moving forward than dwelling > on unmaintained, poorly understood, and riddled with exceptions v38. "Better" is your personal opinion. Anyway, I think some of others' "personal opinion" (different from yours) is simply based on familiarity - some people are just more familiar with MS/Apple rendering, and therefore prefer it. In the end of the day, FreeType is not MS/Apple font scaler. Fact. As long as v38 is different from v40, some part of it is closer than v40 to MS/Apple's. Also fact.
