Re: [Devel] About install freetype

[Werner LEMBERG]

> I have a type of Chinese fonts that has private style.

You mean you have a proprietary vector font format?

> 1. Can freetype complete what I want?

Yes, it can.  You have to write a font driver module.  The simplest
driver (for bitmap fonts) is in src/winfonts.

> 2. Is freetype a good choice for Chinese vector fonts?

It only depends on your driver.  Since vector font formats are
already supported I don't see a problem here.

> 3. How to install freetype2 to the linux?  Should I compile the
> source of freetype2 and KDE?

KDE already uses FreeType 2, as far as I know.  For writing a font
driver I rather suggest to use the FreeType demo programs (in the
ft2demo package) first to avoid large overhead.

> 4. What should I do when I want to debug the code?

Just compile with the `-g' flag :-) You should study how the FT_TRACE
macro is used so that you can add your own tracing messages to the
module.


    Werner