ID: 3219
Updated by: sander
Reported By: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Old Status: Suspended
Status: Closed
Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Operating System: Redhat Linux 6.1
PHP Version: 4.0 Beta 3
Assigned To: markonen
New Comment:
AFAIK, FreeType is far out of beta, and is working great with PHP4. Closed.
Previous Comments:
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[2000-10-14 15:49:04] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The latest status is that the FreeType 2 API has freezed
and development work is now possible. The new API is
a significant improvement overt the old 1.x API and
being able to utilize its features in PHP would be great.
However, it is also significantly different, and supporting
it would constitute a complete rewrite of the TTF code.
The new FreeType version includes a new rasterizer
which is capable of producing either 1-bit or 8-bit
(256-shade) type. The latter is *very* visually pleasing,
but does not really fit into our current 8-bit imaging
backend (gd).
Based on these developments, I don't see a need to
hack FreeType 2 support into the current gd-based
architecture. I see it as a part of a more complete
imaging overhaul. I reclassify this as a Feature/Change
Request -- the FreeType 2 distribution contains
instructions on how to work with FreeType 1.x host
apps (like PHP).
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[2000-10-13 21:42:10] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I put this on suspend. Freetype2 is still beta.
(although they claim having RC on their site..)
--Jani
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[2000-07-29 15:18:43] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
what�s the progress here?
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[2000-02-23 14:25:12] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Open -> Analyzed
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[2000-02-19 12:32:18] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
There are known problems with using FreeType 2 with PHP4 at this time. As a
workaround, you can revert to FreeType 1.3 or rename FreeType 2's truetype.h header
file to freetype.h and libfreetype.a to libttf.a.
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