Re: [Devel] Using FreeType for vectorial purpose

[Cortex - DRAG-Network -]

George Williams wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-08-19 at 10:10, Cortex - DRAG-Network - wrote:
> FreeType supports spline output. TrueType (and Type42) fonts are stored
> as quadratic splines. PostScript (Type1, Type2, CFF, OTF, CID) fonts are
> stored as cubic splines. Bitmap fonts (BDF, PCF, FNT, FON, NFNT, OTB,
> etc.) are only available as bitmaps.
>
> Note that output is in splines, not in linear vectors. If you want
> vectors you must do that conversion yourself. It isn't particularly
> difficult, but doing it well is resolution dependent.
>
> Not only will FreeType give you the splines as they are in the font, it
> will also provide you with (if you ask for them) grid-fit versions of
> the splines. These have been optimized to look nice at specific
> resolutions.

Ok, thank you for your response. So, Freetype is actually exactly what I 
need :)

I'll get my hands on the library, and come back here if I have problems!

Best regards,
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Cortex