Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-incubator-flex-dev-archive@minotaur.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-flex-dev-archive@minotaur.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9D0119A0B for ; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:37:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 7646 invoked by uid 500); 30 Mar 2012 00:37:42 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-flex-dev-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 7615 invoked by uid 500); 30 Mar 2012 00:37:42 -0000 Mailing-List: contact flex-dev-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: flex-dev@incubator.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list flex-dev@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 7607 invoked by uid 99); 30 Mar 2012 00:37:42 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:37:42 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: domain of dave2wave@comcast.net designates 76.96.30.40 as permitted sender) Received: from [76.96.30.40] (HELO qmta04.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net) (76.96.30.40) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:37:30 +0000 Received: from omta09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.20]) by qmta04.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id rcRA1i0010S2fkCA4cdAbR; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:37:10 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.74] ([67.180.51.144]) by omta09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id rcd91i00S36gVt78Vcd9nT; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:37:10 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Subject: Re: CFF Font Embedding (was Re: Here Comes MXMLC!) From: Dave Fisher In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:37:09 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <0D6B0AB1-927E-4104-8B1D-593244D3B133@comcast.net> References: <4F73ADA7.4050500@leichtgewicht.at> To: flex-dev@incubator.apache.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org On Mar 28, 2012, at 6:05 PM, Left Right wrote: > Aha... so, as far as I could understand, CFF is different from TTF in = that > it uses cubic curves for outlines instead of quadratic. Is there = anything > else that is different? > Would this also mean that fonts, originally in OTF (CFF) format can be > compiled right away w/o needing to do some [more] complex math to = translate > outlines fairly? If so, that could be a start, well, at least for = people > who use CFF for the features built on top of it rather then for it's = own > qualities (*sigh* which is another interesting paradox of how = originally > good idea turned into disaster...) could continue using it to some = extent. > It's also strange that the format exists for almost 10 years, and > is standardized under ISO and no opensource libraries exist for using = / > converting it? Sounds fishy, I'd say... FontForge might be a possibility. [1] It is only offered in source now. I've got to hold onto my old MacOS/X11 = version. It uses a revised BSD license which could be checked if the = project is interested. It claims to support CFF. [2] Regards, Dave [1] http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/ [2] http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/TrueOpenTables.html >=20 > Best. >=20 > Oleg