On Thu, Jul 10, 2003 at 01:22:49AM +0200, Juliusz Chroboczek wrote: >I need to pick an extension for the bitmap-only SFNT fonts[1]. While >these fonts use the same file format as TrueType and OpenType fonts, >they do not fullfill the requirements of any of the four (!) TrueType >specifications. Apple calls them ``sfnt-wrapped bitmap fonts'', >pfaedit calls them ``bitmap-only TTF fonts'', and Microsoft do not >call them at all. These fonts are refused by Windows XP. > >Because users expect files with a ttf or otf extension to contain >scalable fonts, they need to have a different extension. Such fonts >are used by Apple (who do not use file extensions), but not by >Microsoft (who do); hence, I believe I need to pick a new one. > >I suggest they should have the extension ``.sfnt'', with ``.sfn'' >being recognised for compatibility with 8+3 systems. > >Opinions collected so far: > > - David Dawes doesn't have an opinion either way, but he'd like me to > consult with this list first.
With the proviso that there has been some research to determine that nobody else is already using an extension for fonts like this, and that the extension we choose isn't being used elsewhere to mean something else. David -- David Dawes Founder/committer/developer The XFree86 Project www.XFree86.org/~dawes _______________________________________________ Fonts mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/fonts
