[ft-devel] FreeType was ported to JavaScript

[Dave Crossland]

Hi

Wow: http://www.syntensity.com/static/freetype.html

"TrueType Fonts in JavaScript

This is a demo of FreeType, an open source font engine written in C++,
compiled to JavaScript using Emscripten. A TrueType font (Liberation
Sans Bold) is loaded in FreeType and used to render text, all entirely
in JavaScript.

(Note: The demo is a proof of concept and not optimized for speed. For
example, the font file is loaded and parsed every time text is
rendered. Also, the code is a debug build with runtime checks for
validity.)

Why was this demo done? Just to show it's possible, and definitely not
to suggest people should do things this way. If you want nice fonts on
the web, use WOFF."

I found this at https://github.com/kripken/emscripten/wiki

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Cheers
Dave