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Re: [Devel] Telling font types from an FT_Face?
From: |
Werner LEMBERG |
Subject: |
Re: [Devel] Telling font types from an FT_Face? |
Date: |
Wed, 24 Dec 2003 21:56:07 +0100 (CET) |
> > SFNT_TT_SBIT -- OT spec (only bitmaps) [3]
> > [3] I'm not sure whether this subtype is really useful.
> Um... are you sure this is in the OT spec? I thought it was an
> extension thought up by the X11 people?
You are correct. BTW, do we already support SBIT-only fonts for the
X11 people? Are there some test fonts available?
> Additional format: [...]
Below is a new try to classify font formats. IMHO it's *extremely*
difficult to do. Any suggestions/corrections to improve this table is
highly welcome. I plan to add this file (formats.txt) to the `docs'
directory.
Werner
======================================================================
This file contains a list of various font formats. It gives the
reference document and whether it is supported in FreeType 2.
file wrapper font font glyph FreeType reference
type format format type access driver documents
---------------------------------------------------------------------
--- --- BDF --- --- bdf 5005.BDF_Spec.pdf, X11
--- SFNT PS TYPE_1 --- --- Type 1 GX Font Format
(for the Mac)
MAC SFNT PS TYPE_1 --- --- Type 1 GX Font Format
(for the Mac)
--- SFNT PS TYPE_1 CID --- 5180.sfnt.pdf (for the Mac)
MAC SFNT PS TYPE_1 CID --- 5180.sfnt.pdf (for the Mac)
--- SFNT PS CFF --- cff OT spec, 5176.CFF.pdf
(`OTTO' format)
MAC SFNT PS CFF --- cff OT spec, 5176.CFF.pdf
(`OTTO' format)
--- SFNT PS CFF CID cff OT spec, 5176.CFF.pdf
MAC SFNT PS CFF CID cff OT spec, 5176.CFF.pdf
--- SFNT PS CFF SYNTHETIC --- OT spec, 5176.CFF.pdf
MAC SFNT PS CFF SYNTHETIC --- OT spec, 5176.CFF.pdf
--- SFNT TT SBIT --- --- X11? (bitmaps only;
`head' table)
--- SFNT TT MACSBIT --- sfnt OT spec (for the Mac;
bitmaps only; `bhed' table)
MAC SFNT TT MACSBIT --- sfnt OT spec (for the Mac;
bitmaps only; `bhed' table)
--- SFNT TT --- --- truetype OT spec (`normal' TT font)
MAC SFNT TT --- --- truetype OT spec (`normal' TT font)
--- SFNT TT --- COLLECTION truetype OT spec (this can't be CFF)
MAC SFNT TT --- COLLECTION truetype OT spec (this can't be CFF)
--- --- PS TYPE_1 --- type1 T1_SPEC.pdf
(`normal' Type 1 font)
MAC --- PS TYPE_1 --- type1 T1_SPEC.pdf
(`normal' Type 1 font)
--- --- PS TYPE_1 CID cid PLRM.pdf (CID Font Type 0;
Type 9 font)
--- --- PS MM --- type1 5015.Type1_Supp.pdf
(Multiple Masters)
--- --- PS CFF --- cff 5176.CFF.pdf (`pure' CFF)
--- --- PS CFF CID cff 5176.CFF.pdf (`pure' CFF)
--- --- PS CFF SYNTHETIC --- 5176.CFF.pdf (`pure' CFF)
--- PS PS CFF --- --- PLRM.pdf (Type 2) [1]
--- PS PS CFF CID cff PLRM.pdf (Type 2) [1]
--- PS PS CFF SYNTHETIC --- PLRM.pdf (Type 2) [1]
--- --- PS --- TYPE_0 --- PLRM.pdf
--- --- PS TYPE_3 --- --- PLRM.pdf (never supported)
--- --- PS TYPE_3 CID --- PLRM.pdf (CID Font Type 1;
Type 10 font; never supported)
--- PS PS TYPE_14 --- --- PLRM.pdf (Chameleon font;
Type 14 font; never supported?)
--- --- PS TYPE_32 CID --- PLRM.pdf (CID Font Type 4;
Type 32 font; never supported?)
--- PS TT --- --- type42 5012.Type42_Spec.pdf
(Type 42 font)
--- PS TT --- CID --- PLRM.pdf (CID Font Type 2;
Type 11 font)
--- ? ? CEF ? cff ?
--- --- PCF --- --- pcf X11
--- --- PFR --- --- pfr ?
--- --- WINFNT --- --- winfonts MS Windows 3 Developer's Notes
--- --- WINFNT VECTOR --- --- MS Windows 3 Developer's Notes
[1] Support should be rather simple since this is identical to `CFF'
but in a PS wrapper.
- RE: [Devel] Telling font types from an FT_Face?, Turner David, 2003/12/17
- RE: [Devel] Telling font types from an FT_Face?, Leonard Rosenthol, 2003/12/17
- Re: [Devel] Telling font types from an FT_Face?, Werner LEMBERG, 2003/12/17
- Re: [Devel] Telling font types from an FT_Face?, Leonard Rosenthol, 2003/12/17
- Re: [Devel] Telling font types from an FT_Face?, Werner LEMBERG, 2003/12/18
- Re: [Devel] Telling font types from an FT_Face?, Leonard Rosenthol, 2003/12/18
- Re: [Devel] Telling font types from an FT_Face?, Werner LEMBERG, 2003/12/19
- Re: [Devel] Telling font types from an FT_Face?, George Williams, 2003/12/19
- Re: [Devel] Telling font types from an FT_Face?, Leonard Rosenthol, 2003/12/19
- Re: [Devel] Telling font types from an FT_Face?,
Werner LEMBERG <=
- Re: [Devel] Telling font types from an FT_Face?, George Williams, 2003/12/25
- [Devel] Getting original stream for an FT_Face?, Leonard Rosenthol, 2003/12/26
- Re: [Devel] Getting original stream for an FT_Face?, David Turner, 2003/12/30
- Re: [Devel] Getting original stream for an FT_Face?, Leonard Rosenthol, 2003/12/30
- Re: [Devel] Telling font types from an FT_Face?, Werner LEMBERG, 2003/12/26
- Re: [Devel] Telling font types from an FT_Face?, George Williams, 2003/12/19
- Re: [Devel] Telling font types from an FT_Face?, Tom Kacvinsky, 2003/12/19
- Re: [Devel] Telling font types from an FT_Face?, George Williams, 2003/12/19
- Re: [Devel] Telling font types from an FT_Face?, Leonard Rosenthol, 2003/12/19
- Re: [Devel] Telling font types from an FT_Face?, Werner LEMBERG, 2003/12/19