Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

[Werner LEMBERG]

> I don't have any no ideas :-)

This should be: I don't have any new ideas.


Werner

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Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

[Werner LEMBERG]

> I have worked with tex in some of my documentations, but I think I
> can work upon the tex document production system.

Well, it is sufficient if you know the basic facts how TeX uses .pk,
.tfm, and .vf files.

> Are there any other recommendations which I should follow?

I don't have any no ideas :-) So please prepare a proposal that we can
discuss.


Werner

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Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

[Werner LEMBERG]

> Now after some time now after working on FreeType I am getting
> familiar with the code base.

Good.

> After studying the proposed projects I would like to work upon 'the
> integration of VFlib's TeX format drivers into FreeType' as my the
> GSOC project.  I am currently studying VFlib and trying to figure
> out its working.  Can you please help me how should I proceed
> further with the project.

Do you have any experience with TeX?  I forgot to mention in the GSoC
description that this is a strong recommendation.

I've just updated the information on

  https://www.freetype.org/gsoc.html

regarding the canonic references of the PK, GF, and VF font formats.
Please check again.

Regarding the implementation, you should have a look at bitmap drivers
already present in FreeType (`winfonts', `pcf', `bdf'; `winfonts' is
the simplest one).  Essentially, you have to implement the necessary
methods of the module's `FT_Driver_ClassRec' structure.


Werner

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Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

[Parth Wazurkar]

Now after some time now after working on FreeType I am getting familiar
with the code base.
After studying the proposed projects I would like to work upon 'the
integration of VFlib's TeX format drivers into FreeType' as my the GSOC
project. I am currently studying VFlib and trying to figure out its
working. Can you please help me how should I proceed further with the
project.

Thank You

Regards
Parth

On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 1:02 PM, Parth Wazurkar 
wrote:

> OK I will do that.
> Actually I thought if there was any error in my installation or not.
> Thank You
>
> Regards,
> Parth
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 11:51 AM, Werner LEMBERG  wrote:
>
>>
>> > I successfully compiled the example in this way:
>> > $gcc example1.c -I/home/parth/anaconda3/include/freetype2 \
>> >  -L/home/parth/anaconda3/lib -lfreetype -lm
>> >
>> > But, when I run $./a.out font sample-text for checking output it
>> > shows Segmentation fault (core dumped).  Please help.
>>
>> The demo programs leave out all error checking for simplicity.  You
>> have to take care of that by yourself.
>>
>> I strongly suggest that you get acquainted with (a) compiling and
>> linking in general, and (b) how to use a debugger like `gdb' or a GUI
>> front-end to it to identify the source code location where the program
>> crashed.
>>
>> However, this mailing list is not the right place to do that, sorry.
>>
>>
>> Werner
>>
>
>
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Re: [ft-devel] How to determine if horizontal hinting is happening?

[Nikolaus Waxweiler]

V40 may hint horizontally, including phantom points, outside of backwards
compatibility mode, i.e. when rendering "native ClearType" fonts. Note that
fonts can turn compatibility mode on and off per glyph.
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