On Mar 28, 2012, at 6:05 PM, Left Right wrote: > Aha... so, as far as I could understand, CFF is different from TTF in that > it uses cubic curves for outlines instead of quadratic. Is there anything > else that is different? > Would this also mean that fonts, originally in OTF (CFF) format can be > compiled right away w/o needing to do some [more] complex math to translate > outlines fairly? If so, that could be a start, well, at least for people > who use CFF for the features built on top of it rather then for it's own > qualities (*sigh* which is another interesting paradox of how originally > good idea turned into disaster...) could continue using it to some extent. > It's also strange that the format exists for almost 10 years, and > is standardized under ISO and no opensource libraries exist for using / > converting it? Sounds fishy, I'd say...
FontForge might be a possibility. [1] It is only offered in source now. I've got to hold onto my old MacOS/X11 version. It uses a revised BSD license which could be checked if the project is interested. It claims to support CFF. [2] Regards, Dave [1] http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/ [2] http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/TrueOpenTables.html > > Best. > > Oleg
