On 07.08.2006 21:46:48 David Nesbitt wrote: > Jeremias > > > There are currently some talks about fonts. You may want to look into > > the fop-dev mailing list. All the details can be found there. Whether > > OpenType fonts with CFF glyphs (like the ones from the font pack) are > > going to be implemented is not clear right now. Implementing CFF would > > > probably not be a large thing but the fact that we're planning on > > adopting an external font library might complicate things a bit. > > Thanks. I will check the fop-dev list. > > I think it would be really important to support the Adobe OpenType font > pack for Asian languages, since it would allow for complete open source > support of Asian languages without requiring any font embedding or > proprietary font licensing.
Not so sure about that. Look at the licensing info: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrasianfontpackthanks.html?hasjavascript=0&Version=Adobe+Reader+7.0x&Language=Japanese&Platform=Linux+x86 Quote: "Note: The font software contained in this package is being licensed to you solely for use with Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® software ("Acrobat Reader") and is subject to the terms and conditions of the electronic End-User License Agreement accompanying Acrobat Reader." > I don't have any working knowledge of OpenType fonts or CFF glyphs, but > I am willing to help out with any implementation task if I can be of use > to get this done. Well, you can do it as we do: Read the specifications and try to implement them. We learn about fonts as we go. Jeremias Maerki --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
