cerac
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Vector Fonts 1000 points
1. I need a program:
probably gnu libplot, I assume
2. Need a useful font that will not require any shading. Just lines, no shading.
3. Then I need vectors for all 62 characters (alphabet upper and lowercase + the 10 digits). I just need the vectors
4. Maybe I don't need a program at all, and somebody has these vectors somewhere in a text file?
READ: I do not need something that generates bitmaps, or whatever. I just need coordinates of the vectors so I can generate these in whatever output I wish. I prefer to do the vector manipulation.
probably gnu libplot, I assume
2. Need a useful font that will not require any shading. Just lines, no shading.
3. Then I need vectors for all 62 characters (alphabet upper and lowercase + the 10 digits). I just need the vectors
4. Maybe I don't need a program at all, and somebody has these vectors somewhere in a text file?
READ: I do not need something that generates bitmaps, or whatever. I just need coordinates of the vectors so I can generate these in whatever output I wish. I prefer to do the vector manipulation.
ASKER
I'm sorry your answer is valid, but freetype is currently under investigation and my company won't allow me to use it, b/c it may become illegal in the future, and this program is not able to expire.
I have also attempted to use GNU VFlib, but the unified API they provide is not accurate enough for me to derive my own vectors.
I have also looked at T1lib, but was having problems getting it compiled. I'm also not quite sure if this will do what I need.
I really doubt that I can get vectors from Microsoft fonts for each glyph. If so, I'll try it out. But I won't bother unless someone tells me otherwise.
The package I'm trying now is with GNU libplot package. I think this can do it, but it is taking me all day to figure out just if its possible for me to get vectors from plotfont. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have also attempted to use GNU VFlib, but the unified API they provide is not accurate enough for me to derive my own vectors.
I have also looked at T1lib, but was having problems getting it compiled. I'm also not quite sure if this will do what I need.
I really doubt that I can get vectors from Microsoft fonts for each glyph. If so, I'll try it out. But I won't bother unless someone tells me otherwise.
The package I'm trying now is with GNU libplot package. I think this can do it, but it is taking me all day to figure out just if its possible for me to get vectors from plotfont. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
tell me.. you need the geometric representation of a font in a "easy to read" text-file, and want to draw them yourself? is this true?
if so I can help you :)
nils
if so I can help you :)
nils
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I'm not rejecting your answer b/c I'm sure that I'll give you credit, but
could you please tell me a little bit more about the use of freetype so I
can just dive in and get these vectors without spending too much time. I
have it compiled and installed on my SGI. I also grabbed some ttf files off the microsoft website as you instructed. Any helpful hints would be
greatly appreciated. If I succeed in this, I will happily grant you your 1000 points.
could you please tell me a little bit more about the use of freetype so I
can just dive in and get these vectors without spending too much time. I
have it compiled and installed on my SGI. I also grabbed some ttf files off the microsoft website as you instructed. Any helpful hints would be
greatly appreciated. If I succeed in this, I will happily grant you your 1000 points.
ASKER
thanks for the info.
for the outlines: go to www.freetype.org : with freetype you can extract the vectors from any Truetype font. does this help you?
Regards,
- Erwin