Re: [ft-devel] [GSoC] Develop a test framework for checking FreeType's rendering output
> I contacted Kushal today and we were wondering if you (Werner) think > that this project (the testing framework) is actually big enough for > two students to collaborate and achieve more quicker together? Alas, GSoC doesn't allow collaboration; this is, a project can't be shared between two GSoC students. Werner ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel
Re: [ft-devel] [GSoC] Develop a test framework for checking FreeType's rendering output
I contacted Kushal today and we were wondering if you (Werner) think that this project (the testing framework) is actually big enough for two students to collaborate and achieve more quicker together? Thank you for your thoughts! :) Armin On 07/03/2018 16:57:45, Werner LEMBERG wrote: > Is a link to a Google document appreciated for such purposes? This is OK. Werner ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel
Re: [ft-devel] [GSoC] Develop a test framework for checking FreeType's rendering output
> Is a link to a Google document appreciated for such purposes? This is OK. Werner ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel
Re: [ft-devel] [GSoC] Develop a test framework for checking FreeType's rendering output
Oh, what a coincidence, that sounds great! :D Thanks also for this very positive feedback, I will have a look at the other GSoC student's work and prepare a proper draft of a blueprint to implement such a framework then. Is a link to a Google document appreciated for such purposes? Thanks again, Armin On 07/03/2018 14:31:35, Werner LEMBERG wrote: Hello Armin! > I am a student at TU Wien (Vienna, Austria)... Aah, ich unterrichte zweimal die Woche in der Mühlgasse :-) > ... [I] found the idea of developing a testing framework - this > sounds like an amazing way for me to explore a new topic! Great! > Apart from that I pick up things and ideas very quickly and would, > should you accept my proposal in April, read into the concepts and > ideas of font rendering until May; I know a professor to ask about > this already. Good – and of course we could also meet face to face... > I would really love to be part of FreeType this summer but, due to > my lack of experience with font rendering in general, I wonder if > you think that I am a good fit to you? Lack of experience with fonts is not a problem, since you can essentially consider FreeType as a black box that you feed with test fonts on the one side, and comparing its output with a baseline on the other side. What we need is a comfortable tool that helps us quickly find rendering differences for various rendering and hinting modes. Last year, a GSoC student already started with preliminary support (which is far from finished) – see the `GSoC-2017-kushal' branch of FreeType's git repository. I think you could extend it further. Awaiting your draft proposal :-) Werner ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel
Re: [ft-devel] [GSoC] Develop a test framework for checking FreeType's rendering output
Hello Armin! > I am a student at TU Wien (Vienna, Austria)... Aah, ich unterrichte zweimal die Woche in der Mühlgasse :-) > ... [I] found the idea of developing a testing framework - this > sounds like an amazing way for me to explore a new topic! Great! > Apart from that I pick up things and ideas very quickly and would, > should you accept my proposal in April, read into the concepts and > ideas of font rendering until May; I know a professor to ask about > this already. Good – and of course we could also meet face to face... > I would really love to be part of FreeType this summer but, due to > my lack of experience with font rendering in general, I wonder if > you think that I am a good fit to you? Lack of experience with fonts is not a problem, since you can essentially consider FreeType as a black box that you feed with test fonts on the one side, and comparing its output with a baseline on the other side. What we need is a comfortable tool that helps us quickly find rendering differences for various rendering and hinting modes. Last year, a GSoC student already started with preliminary support (which is far from finished) – see the `GSoC-2017-kushal' branch of FreeType's git repository. I think you could extend it further. Awaiting your draft proposal :-) Werner ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel
