Re: [ft-devel] Problem with Type 42 incremental downloading font

[Werner LEMBERG]

> >In case of Type 42 Incremental downloading, 'glyf' and 'loca' table
> >do not present in the font data by Adobe specification. However, by
> >setting parameter and providing incremental interface, Freetype
> >should be able to print it.
> 
> At present, Type42 font handler of FreeType is designed to
> load persistent Type42 font object from file or memory, I
> guess. FreeType is intended to support dynamically updated
> font object in memory?

The incremental code has been contributed by Graham Asher, mainly for
use with GhostScript, IIRC (or was it Symbian?).  We don't actively
maintain it.

> And, the incremental downloaded Type42 font object only I know is in
> PostScript printing data: especially that generated for Distiller.
> I agree, if FreeType can supporting incremental is good idea, but
> what application uses it?

Graham can answer this, I hope.


    Werner