shaheed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Keith
>
> > Yes, we'll need the ability to reencode fonts from non Latin-1/Unicod
> > encodings. XFree86 ships with a large number of mappings, and it would b
> > useful to either have the encoding name exposed so we can go get th
> > mapping
>
> > Keith Packard XFree86 Core Team Compaq Cambridge Research La
>
> Obviously, this discussion was in terms of .pcf files, but isn't there an
> analagous problem with .pfa files? They don't seem to even contain
> registry/encoding information. That seems to only be available in the .afm
> file
>
> This brings me to my real question: what format should fonts contributed to
> XFree86 take: pcf pfa? Or something else
Well, for bitmap fonts PCF is about the only reasonable choice; bitmap
fonts are really a dying option, however, except for the special case
of bitmaps embedded in outline fonts for particular sizes.
For Type1 outlines, I'd say that OpenType is the best format long term.
I don't think we handle it all that well yet, but for "interesting" scripts
PFA/AFM really isn't an option.
Regards,
Owen
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