Re: [ft-devel] FT_Get_PS_Font_Private in CFF driver

[Werner LEMBERG]

> But for non-CID, CFF Fonts where the CFF FontSet notion is mapped to
> the FreeType "face" notion, wouldn't it still make sense to be able
> to access the private dict of a face, as it is possible for the
> plain Type1 fonts?

Yes.  The new code for the CFF version of `FT_Get_PS_Font_Private' had
just to call the function `cff_make_private_dict' and return the
result.  Do you want to give it a try?

> This was actually what I was trying -- the sub-font index parameter
> I suggested is in fact the face_index parameter in FT_New_Face
> (right?).

Yes.  Subfonts in TrueType or OpenType Collections (or WinFNT files)
can be selected with `face_index', while subfonts in CIDFonts are
internal.

>> I'll ask someone from Adobe which value is used for StemV if the
>> particular font is a CIDFont.
> 
> Thanks!

BTW, I've already received a `This is a good question' answer from
Adobe, waiting for more to come :-)


    Werner