Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] fonts

If your interested in TrueType fonts there's a group who
has made a library available to dealing with them:

http://www.freetype.org/

I've only used the raster output part of the lib but there
should be some way to access the outline info.

Drew

On Sep 10, 9:06am, dave engvall wrote:
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] fonts
> Group:
>
> Fonts and the ability to reproduce them keep coming up on the list in
> various contexts.
>
> Since type 1 fonts are defined in Postscript and postscript is an
> interpeted language it ought not be too difficult to write a sub-set
> interpeter encompasses the commands used for describing fonts.
>
> This approach might get one out of having to do a gazillion straight
> line segments to describe what is really an arc.
>
> Since there are lots of brigh people on this list, surely there is
> someone with the reason (motivatiion) to do this?
>
> Dave
>
>
>-- End of excerpt from dave engvall



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