S> I have almost completed the Bengali code-point glyphs I mentioned
S> as while ago.
Cool. I suggest we have a look after 4.2.0 is out (it's frozen right
now).
S> 1. What license do you prefer? GPL? X?
We will not accept anything under the GPL. (Not my choice, that's
what the Core Team has decided; it's not negociable.)
If you can, please use the XFree86 license, but feel free to use your
name in the copyright statement. Unlike the FSF, we do not require
copyright assignments.
In other words, you should take the XFree86 license, and query-replace
all instances of ``the XFree86 Project'' by your name.
S> 2. What format is preferred?
PFA is fine.
S> I would prefer to use a scalable format rather than bitmap
Me too. Stem hints welcome.
S> 3. For encoding, I have tried to stick to what seems to be the best
S> standardised encoding - the one from ISCII. So, as per IS13194, I
S> have made an encoding up for the combination of 0-127 for ASCII,
S> and 128-255 for the Unicode Bengali codepoints, and called is
S> is13194-bengali. This is obviously just a starting point - but does
S> that make sense so far?
The Type 1 renderer does not use the font's encoding for text fonts --
it uses the glyph names. You should do the following:
- use the Adobe Glyph List names for your font;
- prepare an encoding file for ISCII.
The first point is absolutely essential (although workarounds do exist
for fonts that don't follow the AGL). If you follow the AGL, an added
benefit is that your fonts will be usable with other smart software,
such as ATM, DPS or TeX.
The procedure for creating an encoding file is explained in the
README.fonts document. I'm at your disposition if you need help.
S> 4. I have actually implemented just the Bengali glyphs
S> 128-255. Should I take a set of ASCII glyphs from somewhere and
S> just add them to the 0-127 space just to fill out the encoding,
Be very, very careful with licensing issues; you cannot just take
ASCII glyphs from some random font and expect XFree86 to legally be
able to use them. I suggest you leave them as they stand right now,
and add ASCII/Adobe Standard glyphs at a later time.
Juliusz
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