> -----Original Message----- > From: J.Pietschmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Andreas L. Delmelle wrote: > >>Problem 2: The better solution is to eliminate the font-metrics file > >>completely, have the config point to the font file itself, and > >>read the font > >>file on-the-fly to get the metric information. > ... > > I like this idea even better... I always wondered why you first had to > > generate the metrics file > > This is in the archives. The point is that you can edit the metrics > files, and there are fonts out there which actually need this. > > Of course, we could have both. So, the preferred solution would be to generate an XML-metrics file on-the-fly and store it in the fontBaseDir (meaning no *complete* elimination of the metrics file). The next time the same font is used, the metrics will already be there for pickup *and* the possibility remains of manually altering the metrics if needed. Agreed? Greetz, Andreas --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
