There has been an argument running on the OpenType list about Digital
signatures.
I must confess I fail to understand the need for them on a linux/unix
platform. Perhaps someone can illuminate me, or perhaps linux/unix is
different enough from Windows/Mac that font validation isn't as
important.
On Wed, 2005-08-24 at 09:41, Sean McBride wrote:
I am writing here to report a 'bug' of sorts. Basically, it seems the
freetype implementation on the Mac is somewhat antiquated. I receive the
following warnings about the use of deprecated functions:
- FSSpecs should be replaced with FSRefs
On Thu, 2005-08-25 at 06:59, Sean McBride wrote:
Well, from the look of FMCreateFontFamilyIterator's docs, FreeType
already needs Mac OS 9.
The mac code contains #ifdefs and there is an #ifdef enabling MAC_OS8.
Whether it works any more I haven't the faintest idea (probably not
because the
On 2005-08-25 09:07, George Williams said:
- FSSpecs should be replaced with FSRefs
I started looking at this. Unfortunately the FSSpec type has wormed its
way into the API for the mac:
FT_EXPORT_DEF( FT_Error )
FT_New_Face_From_FSSpec( FT_Librarylibrary,
On Thu, 2005-08-25 at 09:25, Sean McBride wrote:
Or you could deprecate FT_New_Face_From_FSSpec() and add a new analogous
API FT_New_Face_From_FSRef().
Obviously. But that changes freetype's API too.
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On Thursday 25 August 2005 16:17, George Williams wrote:
There has been an argument running on the OpenType list about Digital
signatures.
Its more of a deep discussion than an argument :-)
I must confess I fail to understand the need for them on a linux/unix
platform. Perhaps someone can
On Thursday 25 August 2005 17:18, Turner, David wrote:
My opinion is that the DSIG table is the brain-child of DRM-obsessed
managers at Microsoft Typography (or above), who don't understand much
things regarding security.
Managers rarely understand these things ;-)
If digital signatures are
I started looking at this. Unfortunately the FSSpec type has
wormed its
way into the API for the mac:
FT_EXPORT_DEF( FT_Error )
FT_New_Face_From_FSSpec( FT_Librarylibrary,
const FSSpec *spec,
FT_Long face_index,
If digital signatures are not mandatory _and_ used with
non-reversible
encryption, they're simply useless.
As signed font can be thought of as the equivalent of a signed (but
unencrypted) email message (its done using more-or-less the
same system).
Hoo, the horror of counterfeit
