Re: [Devel] key stroke order

[Wenlin Institute]

Alex,

So far, the only Japanese characters in the font are ones that are 
used to some extent in Chinese as well.

The font currently has no documented API, and the source code isn't 
public. (I wish I understood how open-source projects like FreeType 
survive financially; I'd love to make Wenlin open-source, but I 
depend on selling the software to earn a living.) Depending on what 
you need the stroke-order display for, you might simply be able to 
use Wenlin 3.0 when it's published in a few months. Otherwise, maybe 
we could work out some arrangement. We'd better continue the 
discussion off the list.

Tom

At 9:16 AM +0200 9/11/01, Alex Madon wrote:
> Hello Tom,
>
> Thanks your your answer.
>
> Wenlin Institute wrote:
> >  Dear Alex Madon and anyone interested in Chinese character stroke order,
> >
> >  A font that displays Chinese characters stroke-by-stroke in standard
> >  order is a part of Wenlin software. The font is in a unique private
> >  format, not TTF.
>
> Does this format has a Linux API?
> Does this font have the Japanese characters?
>
> Alex
>
> >  It has over 14,000 characters (both simple and full
> >  form, indexed by Unicode). The currently published version of Wenlin
> >  (2.5) shows only plain strokes of uniform thickness, without
> >  ornamentation. The version under development dynamically generates
> >  more aesthetic stroke outlines, which it renders using the excellent
> >  FreeType library. A sample may be seen at
> >  http://www.wenlin.com/sample.gif .
> >
> >  Best Wishes,
> >
> >  Tom Bishop
>
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