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Re: T1 vs. CID


From: David Turner
Subject: Re: T1 vs. CID
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 17:12:53 +0200

Hi Werner,

> 
> CID-keyed fonts aren't Type 1 fonts (CID font types 1, 2, 3, and 4 are
> PS font types 9, 10, 11, and 32, respectively).  Thus I suggest to
> rename the file src/cid/t1errors.h to src/cid/ciderror.h, and using
> the prefix CID_Err_ instead of T1_Err_.
> 
> Similarly, I want to have separate tracing enums for each font driver
> -- currently, CID and T1 share the same values.
> 
> I think this improves orthogonality.
> 
OK, I'll let you do the changes since I'll be off for a bit less than
a week ;-)

> Wouldn't it be better to make generic AFM support an extra component
> instead of having CIDafm and T1afm files?
> 
Probably, and it'd be interesting to also provide CID CMap file
support in this extra component..

- David

>     Werner



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