> you can compile FreeType

Thanks, I found a demo for this.  The big problem is that freetype js is
1.8 mbytes.

I'm considering SVG as a solution also since I could draw one character at
a time.


On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 5:07 PM, Alon Zakai <[email protected]> wrote:

> If you need pixel-perfect text tendering you can compile FreeType or such
> and use that. That will render pixels which you then copy to where you want.
>
> Or, you can use the browser's text rendering capabilities on a canvas, but
> it will differ based on font, browser, os, etc.
>
> - Alon
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 2:36 PM, Mark Hahn <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I am going to use emscripten to port a text pagination application to the
>> browser.  This is an engine that displays text in a page with precise and
>> complex line-wrap and pagination rules.  It uses the metric of a font and
>> calls an API to render the font.
>>
>> Compiling the engine to asm.js should be easy but I'll have to implement
>> the text rendering function myself.  I don't know how to do this.
>>
>> I looked at the SDL api and I see no mention of text.  I can't use webgl
>> because I need IE support.  I don't see how I could use html/css because
>> each character must be placed accurately.
>>
>> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated ...
>>
>>  --
>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
>> "emscripten-discuss" group.
>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
>> email to [email protected].
>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
>>
>
>  --
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
> "emscripten-discuss" group.
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
> email to [email protected].
> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
>

-- 
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups 
"emscripten-discuss" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email 
to [email protected].
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

Reply via email to