Re: [ft-devel] Understanding Type1 fonts

[Werner LEMBERG]

> Yet I'm not sure the target application that Fonty Python
> manages the fonts for, but considering the fontconfig's
> limitation, I think the first group for FP would be the
> font files with Unicode interfaces and outline (not bitmap-
> only) fonts. So CFF OpenType would be the first candidate.

Yes.  In case FP is just a better interface for installing fonts,
limitations in the supported fonts are OK.  However, if this tool is
used to inspect fonts in general, more font formats should be
supported.

> I'm not sure if Type42 (an encapsuled conversion of TrueType
> font for PostScript language) is worthful.

Not for installing, of course.


    Werner