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Re: Google Summer of Code 2023
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Werner LEMBERG |
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Re: Google Summer of Code 2023 |
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Tue, 04 Apr 2023 16:04:15 +0000 (UTC) |
Hello Peter,
welcome to FreeType!
> I am interested in participating in the project 'Integrate VFlib's
> TeX font support into FreeType'.
Nice!
> I have an in-depth knowledge of font formats (Type1, WOFF, and
> OpenType). I am also proficient in TeX/LaTeX and very familiar with
> its file formats such as DVI, TFM, and VF, and have knowledge of its
> PK raster format. I have written a Java program that converts a DVI
> to SVG and a C++ program that converts a DVI to PDF. I am planning
> to release them as open source.
Sounds great!
> Here's how I plan to approach this. If you want to integrate VFLIB
> into FreeType just to be able to handle the fonts supported by
> VFLIB, then my proposal is to convert the PK format into a raster
> font supported by FreeType. (Note that VFLIB also uses FreeType to
> handle vector fonts.) Alternatively, I am planning to create a
> VFLIB module that can be called by FreeType when the latter needs to
> handle TeX's bitmap format. Preferably, I prefer the former.
To find out a good route can be part of the project.
> I would like to discuss more of this in an interview. Looking
> forward to hearing from you.
No time for that right now, sorry. Note that the deadline is today in
two hours (18:00 UTC)! If you want to submit, you have to hurry :-)
Werner