Re: Support Mac Fonts ?

[Joerg Pommnitz]

The Mac is different. Files in MacOS consist of two forks,
one data fork that is the equivalent of data files in most
operating systems and a ressource fork. The ressource fork
is an odd thing. It's basically another file with a MacOS
defined structure (a ressource directory with tags that
points to ressources inside the ressource fork).
Traditionally fonts are stored as ressources. I assume that
the Mac font driver just contains code to access fonts
ressources, otherwise the fonts should be identical to
what you get on all other platforms.

----- Original Message -----
From: Boris Letocha <address@hidden>
To: 'Devel FreeType' <address@hidden>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 8:23 PM
Subject: Support Mac Fonts ?


> Hi!
>
> As I understand from code of ftmac.h - it looks like it can be compiled
only
> on Mac or with Mac headers???
>
> But I want support of all "things" on all platforms. Or this is nonsense
> with FOND fonts?
>
> Also why it is in base directory? I know I am not developer of FT, but
think
> about it (if it is not base for all other things ...)
>
> Boris Letocha