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

[Dirck Blaskey]

Werner LEMBERG wrote:

> ...
>
> 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?
> >   

This code is also used by the Liberty Systems Postscript Interpreter 
(CentraDoc).
It is quite handy in dealing with Postscript Type 42 fonts defined 
on-the-fly.
I had no idea it wasn't actively maintained.