Re: [ft-devel] ttfautohint: How to install

On 17 June 2011 19:43, Dave Crossland dcrossl...@google.com wrote: A Verdana comparison would be nice! :) Yet, on consideration, impossible, due to proprietary licensing restrictions. What a pain! :) ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel

Re: [ft-devel] ttfautohint: How to install

On 18 June 2011 04:42, Werner LEMBERG w...@gnu.org wrote: Please post a URL where I can download the Ubuntu font you've used. http://font.ubuntu.com Of note is that at larger sizes (20px - 30px) the rendering breaks up on curves. Is it possible that the autohinter is not yet set to

Re: [ft-devel] ttfautohint: The next round

Hi What technology is best to implement the GUI with? QT? Web? Cheers Dave ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel

Re: [ft-devel] [ft] FreeType License and patents

On 13 January 2012 20:13, Werner LEMBERG w...@gnu.org wrote: I would like to add something similar, with the exception that code especially marked as patented within the FreeType source code is not covered. Comments? Why not just switch to Apache?

Re: [ft-devel] [ft] FreeType License and patents

On 17 January 2012 09:25, David Turner di...@google.com wrote: An easier approach would be to ask for all future contributions to be covered by FreeType License 1.1, ... Apache2 is not compatible with GPLv2 notably because of this particular patent clause (that's the general agreement anyway

Re: [ft-devel] [ft] ttfautohint now has a GUI

On 23 January 2012 19:49, Werner LEMBERG w...@gnu.org wrote: I agree that ttfautohint should continue to build the same as before, and additionally have a GUI. I don't like that.  Having two separate programs which do the same is problematic to synchronize.  As mentioned in another mail, I'll

Re: [ft-devel] ttfautohint - latest source build error OSX

I support the use of pandoc. Does it output texinfo? ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel

Re: [ft-devel] ttfautohint: use native freetype on Mac OS X

Thanks! I really appreciate your contribute :-) ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel

Re: [ft-devel] Horizontal Stem Snapping in Autohinter

Wow, this is a very exciting development! Erik, thanks for all your help with this :-) ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel

Re: [ft-devel] GDI ClearType support for ttfautohint available

I confirm this works on Mac OS X 10.7 Lino ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel

Re: [ft-devel] [ttfautohint] stem width handling is now selectable

Hi it is the 'G' option that gave the only 'different' rendering i saw, and it's not overall better anyway Hmm. Looks to me like Capture-G-win7GDI.PNG is the best of those 3, though the c and e and some numbers have some issues, there are less overall than the other 2. Alas I think there is a

Re: [ft-devel] [ttfautohint] stem width handling is now selectable

On 3 July 2012 12:09, Werner LEMBERG w...@gnu.org wrote: Hello Vern! In git, I've now fixed the situation displayed in your `Capture-G-win7GDI.png' image (showing Open Sans at 21px, please look at the ugly rendering of digit 3, for example): It was a buglet in FreeType's autofit module

Re: [ft-devel] [ttfautohint] stem width handling is now selectable

On 3 July 2012 20:58, Werner LEMBERG w...@gnu.org wrote: I prefer the human to the computer. +1 ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel

Re: [ft-devel] [autohint] improved handling of serif fonts

On 4 July 2012 20:15, vernon adams v...@newtypography.co.uk wrote: On 4 July 2012 17:28, Werner LEMBERG w...@gnu.org wrote: please test the current git. I have slightly changed the code in the auto-hinter which recognizes flat segments; it now accepts a broader group of shapes. As a

Re: [ft-devel] first auto-hinter infinality patch added to git

Will this arrive in ttfautohint? :) ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel

Re: [ft-devel] Unit test environment for FreeType

On 27 November 2012 21:07, Werner LEMBERG w...@gnu.org wrote: Many of them are not freely available but are essential for testing. Any idea how to handle this? Like http://packages.debian.org/de/sid/ttf-mscorefonts-installer ___ Freetype-devel

[ft-devel] Nice TTFAutohint screencasts (Hebrew)

Hi! TTFAutohint is compared to other hinting methods in screencasts on http://openfonts.hagilda.com :-) -- Cheers Dave ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel

Re: [ft-devel] ttfautohint - render issue with composites on OSX CHrome

Want a Mac? ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel

Re: [ft-devel] ttfautohint - render issue with composites on OSX CHrome

On 11 April 2013 00:54, Jungshik Shin (신정식, 申政湜) jungs...@google.com wrote: the issue appears to be in fontforge I've started a ff bug for this at https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/528 ___ Freetype-devel mailing list

Re: [ft-devel] ttfautohint - render issue with composites on OSX CHrome

On 11 April 2013 01:35, Jungshik Shin (신정식, 申政湜) jungs...@google.com wrote: your bug description has misleading bits I've read everyone again more carefully and updated https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/528 - please let me know if further updates are needed :)

Re: [ft-devel] new CFF engine

On 1 May 2013 20:16, vernon adams v...@newtypography.co.uk wrote: That's look like good stuff. Will this new code also be integrated into ttfautohint library? :) Its CFF so no ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org

Re: [ft-devel] major autohinter change

Hi! On 19 July 2013 17:50, Werner LEMBERG w...@gnu.org wrote: This is a major change which should improve the rendering results enormously for many TrueType fonts Could you post a visual sample? Will this improve ttfautohint? -- Cheers Dave

[ft-devel] Libre Graphics Meeting 2014: Call For Paper

Hi! http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2014/?p=199 The Call for Participation has now been published! For this year we are especially interested in presentations that showcase how the gap between technical and design development can be bridged. We are looking for: In-depth presentations on Libre

Re: [ft-devel] ttfautohint 1.00 has been released!

Congratulations Werner! This is a huge milestone! :) On 23 March 2014 06:42, Werner LEMBERG w...@gnu.org wrote: http://freetype.org/ttfautohint ttfautohint 1.00 has been released. It took me three years of hard work to finally present a version that I consider as usable for daily work.

Re: [ft-devel] Improved auto-hinter algorithm

Good stuff! The A is much better On 12 Apr 2014 19:54, Werner LEMBERG w...@gnu.org wrote: Folks, I've just improved the recognition of strong points in the auto-hinter. From the ChangeLog file: [autofit] Redesign the recognition algorithm of strong points. In particular, local

Re: [ft-devel] Arabic support in auto-hinter (and ttfautohint)

Hi Great!! :) On 12 March 2015 at 12:07, Werner LEMBERG w...@gnu.org wrote: Folks, I've just added support for the Arabic script in FreeType's auto-hinter and to ttfautohint. This is experimental stuff! Please test. Werner ___

Re: [ft-devel] ftgrid now supports MM (and GX) fonts

Having a gx demo font will be sweet!! ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel

Re: [ft-devel] GX support now working

Hi BTW, http://typedrawers.com/discussion/comment/12720/ :) On 31 May 2015 at 06:38, Werner LEMBERG w...@gnu.org wrote: Folks, GX support should now work in general, please test! At least with `Skia.ttf' I no longer see artifacts. Adam, I still have problems with two glyphs in `Zycon

Re: [ft-devel] max_instructions in ttfautohint

On 8 June 2015 at 18:37, Werner LEMBERG w...@gnu.org wrote: is that a rethoric question? ;-) No, quite serious :) How shall this work? We have no influence on Microsoft... It would be great if we could snip with the fingers, and the font guys there do a new release of the

Re: [ft-devel] max_instructions in ttfautohint

On 8 Jun 2015 8:35 pm, Behdad Esfahbod behdad.esfah...@gmail.com wrote: On 15-06-08 05:21 PM, Dave Crossland wrote: On 8 Jun 2015 8:15 pm, Behdad Esfahbod behdad.esfah...@gmail.com mailto:behdad.esfah...@gmail.com wrote: On 15-06-08 03:57 PM, Dave Crossland wrote: On 8 June

Re: [ft-devel] max_instructions in ttfautohint

On 8 Jun 2015 8:15 pm, Behdad Esfahbod behdad.esfah...@gmail.com wrote: On 15-06-08 03:57 PM, Dave Crossland wrote: On 8 June 2015 at 18:37, Werner LEMBERG w...@gnu.org mailto:w...@gnu.org wrote: is that a rethoric question? ;-) No, quite serious :) How

Re: [ft-devel] max_instructions in ttfautohint

On 8 June 2015 at 06:47, Cosimo Lupo cosimo.l...@daltonmaag.com wrote: And yes, FVal is very old — although the warning is in accordance with the TT and OT specs on the matter. Is anyone interested in updating it? ___ Freetype-devel mailing list

Re: [ft-devel] max_instructions in ttfautohint

On 8 June 2015 at 07:39, Cosimo Lupo cosimo.l...@daltonmaag.com wrote: is that a rethoric question? ;-) No, quite serious :) ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel

Re: [ft-devel] Taming CFF_CONFIG_OPTION_DARKENING_PARAMETER_Y* for a gamma of ~2.2/sRGB?

Hi On Aug 25, 2015 8:21 PM, Dave Arnold darn...@adobe.com wrote: I'm happy to see all of this activity on stem darkening in the past week. It looks like excellent progress. I'm sorry it was a period when I was on vacation and away from email. Hopefully, most questions have been answered, but

Re: [ft-devel] auto-hinter and base characters

Nice work! ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel

Re: [ft-devel] Announcing FreeType 2.6.2

On 6 December 2015 at 22:42, Nikolaus Waxweiler wrote: > Would you be willing to host the site on Github Pages? >> >> http://pages.github.com >> > > Is this addressed to Werner? Yes > I personally would vote in favor of moving the FreeType site and main code > repository

Re: [ft-devel] Announcing FreeType 2.6.2

On 1 December 2015 at 04:07, Werner LEMBERG wrote: > Basically, I don't object. Would you be willing to host the site on Github Pages? http://pages.github.com ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org

Re: [ft-devel] Myanmar support

On 14 December 2015 at 18:35, Behdad Esfahbod wrote: > On 15-12-14 01:51 PM, Sascha Brawer wrote: > > According to a Myanmar speaker here at Google, the autohinted version is > > actually better (easier to read) than the manually hinted one. > Congratulations! > >

Re: [ft-devel] Bengali support in FreeType ttfautohint

I agree with Werner ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel

Re: [ft-devel] Support for Cherokee

Great news! Thank you Werner! ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel

Re: [ft-devel] proposed enhancement to freetype for truetype diagnostics.

Thanks for keeping us informed! :) On 10 February 2016 at 01:26, Hin-Tak Leung wrote: > Hi, > > An earlier version of some of this was sent to Werner privately > yesterday. I thought a bit more, and posted it as: > >

[ft-devel] TTFAutohint Without TT Point Numbers

Hi On twitter, Behdad said of ttfautohint control files, "Any reliance on ttf point numbers is futile..." - https://twitter.com/behdadesfahbod/status/719340420216434688 In response, I asked, how should type designers be hinting fonts these days? :) Behdad suggested we move the discussion to

Re: [ft-devel] glyf (i.e. contour) analysis reports on libre fonts.

Thanks Hin-Tak! You did an amazing thing in the last year :D ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel

Re: [ft-devel] GX news

Hi Wow, that's awesome! On 16 July 2016 at 12:50, Werner LEMBERG wrote: > > Support for GX in FreeType becomes better and better :-) > > Behdad has just fixed some bugs in the GX delta handling – now all > glyphs from the infamous `Zycon' font are displayed correctly! > > I've

Re: [ft-devel] freetype-py python binding to FontVal's FreeType backend.

I love it On Mar 29, 2017 8:48 AM, "Hin-Tak Leung" wrote: > > On Wed, 29/3/17, Werner LEMBERG wrote: > > > Nice! This essentially makes a command line > version of FontVal, > right? > > > Yes, it is a

Re: [ft-devel] Font Validator 2.1 binaries.

Congrats on getting this release out there :) On 15 August 2017 at 16:52, Hin-Tak Leung wrote: > Finally got round to build the binary - just get > FontVal-2.1.0-py-bin-net4.zip from > https://sourceforge.net/projects/hp-pxl-jetready/files/Microsoft%20Font% >

Re: [ft-devel] goodbye and thank you

Thanks for the kind note Graham! I love these bits of history :)) On May 24, 2017 6:33 AM, "Graham Asher" wrote: > I'm now leaving the FreeType development mailing list. My product, > CartoType, still relies on FreeType for its typography and will always do > so, but

Re: [ft-devel] Fwd: Re: [googlefonts-discuss] Re: Variable Fonts support in Inkscape

On Jun 14, 2017 1:59 AM, "Werner LEMBERG" wrote: Felipe, > (I really miss a Freetype method to alter a single design-space > coordinate, instead of having to pass the full array, by the way) what API do you suggest? Given that normally an application wants to control *all*

Re: [ft-devel] Patent info for LCD subpixel filter

In the photocomp era, may different machines were developed that produced the same visual typography using different methods :) On 2 September 2017 at 19:30, Behdad Esfahbod wrote: > At least in the English that I learned, two things that are not the same > are different. So

[ft-devel] OpenType in SVG support?

Hi Does freetype support OpenType in SVG fonts? -- Cheers Dave ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel

Re: [ft-devel] OpenType in SVG support?

I'm curious if you have any updates on this? :) ___ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel

Re: ttfautohint's functionality from the removal of the infinality patch

Since almost all new fonts are vf, I'm no longer seeing ttfautohint in common usage, but I don't think it's effected by this.

Re: ttfautohint's functionality from the removal of the infinality patch

On Sun, 20 Aug 2023 at 17:41, Hin-Tak Leung wrote: > On Sunday, 20 August 2023 at 18:28:54 BST, Dave Crossland > wrote: > > > Since almost all new fonts are vf, I'm no longer seeing ttfautohint in > common usage, but I don't think it's effected by this. > > That's not n