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Re: [ft-devel] FreeType was ported to JavaScript


From: Behdad Esfahbod
Subject: Re: [ft-devel] FreeType was ported to JavaScript
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:03:31 -0700
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Yep.  Emscripten is great.  Let me also tell you that Emscripten has also been
used to crosscompile both HarfBuzz and GLyphy to JS+WebGL.  Interesting times
indeed!

On 12-10-23 12:23 PM, Dave Crossland wrote:
> 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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