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Re: [ft] Easiest way to support very old 'typ1' fonts?
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Werner LEMBERG |
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Re: [ft] Easiest way to support very old 'typ1' fonts? |
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Tue, 09 Jan 2007 03:11:56 +0100 (CET) |
> I have a collection of very old 'typ1' fonts for the Mac.
Please send me one for further inspection. Note, however, that I'm
using a Linux box...
> — Am I correct that Freetype doesn't support 'typ1' fonts, or
> have I simply missed a configuration parameter somewhere?
Your assumption is correct. Have a look into docs/formats.txt for a
list of supported (and unsupported) font file formats.
> — If they aren't supported, would it make sense to add support
> for them, or are they simply too obsolete to bother with?
It would make sense, and mpsuzuki probably will do that -- after the
next FreeType release, I believe.
Werner