Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-24 Thread Parth Wazurkar
Hi, Sir I have submitted a draft proposal on the GSoC platform, please tell me for the required changes. Apologies for the delay. Thank You Regards Parth On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 2:57 PM, Parth Wazurkar wrote: > Hi, > Due to my college exams I will have to delay my

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-19 Thread Parth Wazurkar
Hi, Due to my college exams I will have to delay my draft proposal submission. I will do that as soon as the exam gets over. I will send it by 22nd so that we can discuss further. Thank You Regards Parth On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 12:04 PM, Parth Wazurkar wrote: > >

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-18 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> Maybe Werner already knows, it could be regarded as one of the > ancestors of ISO/IEC 14496-28: > https://blogs.adobe.com/CCJKType/2012/04/cfr.html Thanks for the remainder! Werner ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-18 Thread suzuki toshiya
Maybe Werner already knows, it could be regarded as one of the ancestors of ISO/IEC 14496-28: https://blogs.adobe.com/CCJKType/2012/04/cfr.html Regards, mpsuzuki Khaled Hosny wrote: > On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 12:13:03PM +0100, Werner LEMBERG wrote: >>> In the namespace definition of XML, such

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-18 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> See the “Composite Fonts” section in: > https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.media.fontfamily(v=vs.110).aspx Thanks a lot! Werner ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-18 Thread Khaled Hosny
On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 12:13:03PM +0100, Werner LEMBERG wrote: > > In the namespace definition of XML, such strings looking like as URL > > are required as the identifiers, and often unreachable URL causing > > 404 error. But it is not broken in the conformance of XML spec. > > OK, thanks. I

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-18 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> In the namespace definition of XML, such strings looking like as URL > are required as the identifiers, and often unreachable URL causing > 404 error. But it is not broken in the conformance of XML spec. OK, thanks. I was just curious and tried to get more information :-) Werner

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-18 Thread suzuki toshiya
Hi, slightly off-topic discussion... > Maybe I'm mistaken. Note that the `xmlns' link in those XML files, > > http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/composite-font > > is broken. However, it contains the string `winfx', which is (or In the namespace definition of XML, such strings

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-18 Thread Werner LEMBERG
>> If I understand you correctly, an application that uses DirectWrite >> doesn't need `.compositeFont' files at all, right? What happens >> with applications that don't use DirectWrite? > > No, I don't think they have any value for DirectWrite. If > application is not using DirectWrite the

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-18 Thread Nikolay Sivov
On 3/18/2018 12:05 PM, Werner LEMBERG wrote: > >> Higher level would make use of ranges/language mapping for fallback. >> DirectWrite fallback is modeled very close if not identical to how >> this data is defined in .compositefont xml format. When using >> DirectWrite layout API, application can

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-18 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> Higher level would make use of ranges/language mapping for fallback. > DirectWrite fallback is modeled very close if not identical to how > this data is defined in .compositefont xml format. When using > DirectWrite layout API, application can rely on implicit fonts being > selected for

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-18 Thread Nikolay Sivov
On 3/18/2018 11:17 AM, Werner LEMBERG wrote: > > Adding support to FreeType would immediately enable *all* applications > to handle them without changes. What should a higher level do in your > opinion? Higher level would make use of ranges/language mapping for fallback. DirectWrite fallback is

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-18 Thread Werner LEMBERG
>> Technically, they are not fonts, but practically they are. It's >> not much different to, say, a CFF that consists of a bunch of >> subfonts. > > Okay, I guess I'll have to wait and see when this is implemented. > My understanding is that it's a way to define mapping for existing > fonts, so

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-18 Thread Nikolay Sivov
On 3/18/2018 10:25 AM, Werner LEMBERG wrote: > >>> The difficulty is not adding support for the VF format itself but >>> to find a good API that is generic enough for other purposes, too. >>> I'm thinking of handling files like Microsoft's >>> `GlobalSerif.CompositeFont'. Apple and Android

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-18 Thread Werner LEMBERG
>> The difficulty is not adding support for the VF format itself but >> to find a good API that is generic enough for other purposes, too. >> I'm thinking of handling files like Microsoft's >> `GlobalSerif.CompositeFont'. Apple and Android provide similar >> concepts. It's probably not the job

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-18 Thread Nikolay Sivov
On 3/18/2018 6:19 AM, Werner LEMBERG wrote: > > The difficulty is not adding support for the VF format itself but to > find a good API that is generic enough for other purposes, too. I'm > thinking of handling files like Microsoft's > `GlobalSerif.CompositeFont'. Apple and Android provide

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-18 Thread Parth Wazurkar
> There's nothing to implement during GSoC! Composite outline font > support is something completely different. > > > OK! Thank You Regards Parth ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-18 Thread Werner LEMBERG
>> >I'm thinking of handling files like Microsoft's >> >`GlobalSerif.CompositeFont'. Apple and Android provide similar >> >concepts. >> > >> >It's probably not the job of FreeType to digest such composite >> >fonts by itself (you'll need an external XML interpreter); >> >however, it would be very

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-17 Thread Parth Wazurkar
>Well, most of the time it will be rather `add new header files'. > >Modifications to other header files will (hopefully!) be minor only. > Yes! > >I'm thinking of handling files like Microsoft's > >`GlobalSerif.CompositeFont'. Apple and Android provide similar > >concepts. >It's probably not

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-17 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> For the project, I am thinking of the following approach: I will > have to modify the internal freetype files which provide the support > to the new font format drivers. Well, most of the time it will be rather `add new header files'. Modifications to other header files will (hopefully!) be

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-17 Thread Parth Wazurkar
Hi, For the project, I am thinking of the following approach: I will have to modify the internal freetype files which provide the support to the new font format drivers. Further, I will have to implement new drivers for gf, pk, tfm and vf font formats for freetype. For the drivers I will take

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-15 Thread Parth Wazurkar
Thank you so much Ewald. I'll check that out. Regards Parth On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 9:13 AM, Ewald Hew wrote: > Hi Parth, > > > I am unable to figure out the working of `FT_Face_InitFunc` in the > `ftdrv.h` > > file. > > particularly, how does the call to `init_face`

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-15 Thread Ewald Hew
Hi Parth, > I am unable to figure out the working of `FT_Face_InitFunc` in the `ftdrv.h` > file. > particularly, how does the call to `init_face` function invokes the > particular font format's driver. > Please help. I suggest you read the article here

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-15 Thread Parth Wazurkar
Hi all, I am unable to figure out the working of `FT_Face_InitFunc` in the `ftdrv.h` file. particularly, how does the call to `init_face` function invokes the particular font format's driver. Please help. Regards Parth On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 9:23 PM, Parth Wazurkar

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-07 Thread Parth Wazurkar
Ok Seems like I messed up some things. Thank you for the reply, now I have understood where I was going wrong. I will work on that and get back soon. Thank You Regards Parth On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 9:01 PM, Werner LEMBERG wrote: > > > I am thinking of some possible ways in

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-07 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> I am thinking of some possible ways in providing multiple font > support, What exactly do you mean with `multiple font support'? > first one can be to use the available converters for conversion of > font formats, the second one can be to use the Freetype approach by > modifying

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-03-07 Thread Parth Wazurkar
Hi, Now I am getting a rough idea of how things are connected in the working of Freetype. I am thinking of some possible ways in providing multiple font support, first one can be to use the available converters for conversion of font formats, the second one can be to use the Freetype approach by

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-02-23 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> I don't have any no ideas :-) This should be: I don't have any new ideas. Werner ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-02-23 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> I have worked with tex in some of my documentations, but I think I > can work upon the tex document production system. Well, it is sufficient if you know the basic facts how TeX uses .pk, .tfm, and .vf files. > Are there any other recommendations which I should follow? I don't have any no

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-02-23 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> Now after some time now after working on FreeType I am getting > familiar with the code base. Good. > After studying the proposed projects I would like to work upon 'the > integration of VFlib's TeX format drivers into FreeType' as my the > GSOC project. I am currently studying VFlib and

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-02-23 Thread Parth Wazurkar
Now after some time now after working on FreeType I am getting familiar with the code base. After studying the proposed projects I would like to work upon 'the integration of VFlib's TeX format drivers into FreeType' as my the GSOC project. I am currently studying VFlib and trying to figure out

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-02-15 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> I successfully compiled the example in this way: > $gcc example1.c -I/home/parth/anaconda3/include/freetype2 \ > -L/home/parth/anaconda3/lib -lfreetype -lm > > But, when I run $./a.out font sample-text for checking output it > shows Segmentation fault (core dumped). Please help. The demo

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-02-15 Thread Parth Wazurkar
I successfully compiled the example in this way: $gcc example1.c -I/home/parth/anaconda3/include/freetype2 -L/home/parth/anaconda3/lib -lfreetype -lm But, when I run $./a.out font sample-text for checking output it shows Segmentation fault (core dumped). Please help. On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 3:28

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-02-15 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> When I try to compile the example given on the website after > installing the library like this: > > $gcc example1.c -I/home/parth/anaconda3/include/freetype2 -lm -lfreetype > > I get the following error > > *:* > /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lfreetype > collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-02-15 Thread Parth Wazurkar
When I try to compile the example given on the website after installing the library like this: $gcc example1.c -I/home/parth/anaconda3/include/freetype2 -lm -lfreetype I get the following error *:* /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lfreetype collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status I searched on the

Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-02-13 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> My name is Parth Wazurkar. I am a sophomore student at Indian > Institute Of Information Technology Nagpur, India studying Computer > Science and Engineering. I am interested in working for > freetype. How should I start contributing? Please help. Parth, please look at FreeType's GSoC

[ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

2018-02-13 Thread Parth Wazurkar
Sir, My name is Parth Wazurkar. I am a sophomore student at Indian Institute Of Information Technology Nagpur, India studying Computer Science and Engineering. I am interested in working for freetype. How should I start contributing? Please help. ___