Cesar Crusius wrote:
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> * Stefan Seefeld ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [000219 13:26]:
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> > Cesar Crusius wrote:
> > >
> > > Just another software link: I just found out that there exists a generic
> > > font interface. It goes under the name VFlib (a brief search in google will
> > > lead you there) - you just initialize the library, open a font file (with
> > > one call to the same function for every format) and get a bitmapped
> > > character for any resolution also with just one function call.
> >
> > VFlib is quite large.
>
> Yes, but it handles more fonts. I'll take a look at freetype, though, it
> seems very nice. The current version doesn't compile :(
Well, VFlib is *based on* freetype. I just think that with freetype's new
architecture the extensions added by Vflib become more or less obsolete.
FreeType2 supports TrueType, Type1 and OpenType. Others will follow.
Stefan
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Stefan Seefeld
Departement de Physique
Universite de Montreal
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