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. - Egbert Eich would prefer ``.sfn'' to be the default, as he believes this will lessen his support load. (He's probably right, but I dislike making MS-DOS the default.) I'll probably submit code to handle the new extension these next days, and would be glad to hear from you as soon as possible. Juliusz [1] http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/xfree86-bitmap-fonts.html _______________________________________________ Fonts mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/fonts