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diff --git a/Build/source/libs/freetype2/freetype-src/src/bdf/README b/Build/source/libs/freetype2/freetype-src/src/bdf/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..b761aba2b28 --- /dev/null +++ b/Build/source/libs/freetype2/freetype-src/src/bdf/README @@ -0,0 +1,148 @@ + FreeType font driver for BDF fonts + + Francesco Zappa Nardelli + <francesco.zappa.nardelli@ens.fr> + + +Introduction +************ + +BDF (Bitmap Distribution Format) is a bitmap font format defined by Adobe, +which is intended to be easily understood by both humans and computers. +This code implements a BDF driver for the FreeType library, following the +Adobe Specification V 2.2. The specification of the BDF font format is +available from Adobe's web site: + + http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/font/5005.BDF_Spec.pdf + +Many good bitmap fonts in bdf format come with XFree86 (www.XFree86.org). +They do not define vertical metrics, because the X Consortium BDF +specification has removed them. + + +Encodings +********* + +The variety of encodings that accompanies bdf fonts appears to encompass the +small set defined in freetype.h. On the other hand, two properties that +specify encoding and registry are usually defined in bdf fonts. + +I decided to make these two properties directly accessible, leaving to the +client application the work of interpreting them. For instance: + + + #include FT_INTERNAL_BDF_TYPES_H + + FT_Face face; + BDF_Public_Face bdfface; + + + FT_New_Face( library, ..., &face ); + + bdfface = (BDF_Public_Face)face; + + if ( ( bdfface->charset_registry == "ISO10646" ) && + ( bdfface->charset_encoding == "1" ) ) + [..] + + +Thus the driver always exports `ft_encoding_none' as face->charmap.encoding. +FT_Get_Char_Index's behavior is unmodified, that is, it converts the ULong +value given as argument into the corresponding glyph number. + +If the two properties are not available, Adobe Standard Encoding should be +assumed. + + +Anti-Aliased Bitmaps +******************** + +The driver supports an extension to the BDF format as used in Mark Leisher's +xmbdfed bitmap font editor. Microsoft's SBIT tool expects bitmap fonts in +that format for adding anti-aliased them to TrueType fonts. It introduces a +fourth field to the `SIZE' keyword which gives the bpp value (bits per +pixel) of the glyph data in the font. Possible values are 1 (the default), +2 (four gray levels), 4 (16 gray levels), and 8 (256 gray levels). The +driver returns either a bitmap with 1 bit per pixel or a pixmap with 8bits +per pixel (using 4, 16, and 256 gray levels, respectively). + + +Known problems +************** + +- A font is entirely loaded into memory. Obviously, this is not the Right + Thing(TM). If you have big fonts I suggest you convert them into PCF + format (using the bdftopcf utility): the PCF font drive of FreeType can + perform incremental glyph loading. + +When I have some time, I will implement on-demand glyph parsing. + +- Except for encodings properties, client applications have no visibility of + the PCF_Face object. This means that applications cannot directly access + font tables and must trust FreeType. + +- Currently, glyph names are ignored. + + I plan to give full visibility of the BDF_Face object in an upcoming + revision of the driver, thus implementing also glyph names. + +- As I have never seen a BDF font that defines vertical metrics, vertical + metrics are (parsed and) discarded. If you own a BDF font that defines + vertical metrics, please let me know (I will implement them in 5-10 + minutes). + + +License +******* + +Copyright (C) 2001-2002 by Francesco Zappa Nardelli + +Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining +a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the +"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including +without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, +distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to +permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to +the following conditions: + +The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be +included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. + +THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, +EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF +MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. +IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY +CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, +TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE +SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. + +*** Portions of the driver (that is, bdflib.c and bdf.h): + +Copyright 2000 Computing Research Labs, New Mexico State University +Copyright 2001-2002, 2011 Francesco Zappa Nardelli + +Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a +copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), +to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation +the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, +and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the +Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: + +The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in +all copies or substantial portions of the Software. + +THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR +IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, +FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL +THE COMPUTING RESEARCH LAB OR NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY BE LIABLE FOR ANY +CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT +OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR +THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. + + +Credits +******* + +This driver is based on excellent Mark Leisher's bdf library. If you +find something good in this driver you should probably thank him, not +me. |