nanogui: BDF and TTF fonts in NanoX
Subject:
RE: BDF and TTF fonts in NanoX
From:
"Gil Glass" ####@####.####
Date:
18 Dec 2006 15:03:28 +0000
Message-Id: <6ECE57DF49376146B91A92A3C37EFC0E027FBF26@SJEXCH03.ds.jdsu.net>
Teemu,
You can definitely use TTF fonts with Nano-X; I've been doing it for
some time. Nano-X works very well with TTF fonts.
Among the things you have to do are:
1. Get hold of the FreeType library (available at the Nano-X
website???) and build it for your platform. I've been using version
1.3.1. I don't know much about FreeType 2 but it may have some
advantages.
2. Set up the config file in Nano-X to indicate that TrueType fonts are
supported and to specify the location of the FreeType library (libttf.a)
and the location of font files. For example, my config file reads:
####################################################################
# TrueType font support thru FreeType 1.x
####################################################################
HAVE_FREETYPE_SUPPORT = Y
INCFTLIB = /usr/include/freetype1
LIBFTLIB = ./lib/libttf.a
FREETYPE_FONT_DIR = "fonts/truetype"
There are some hidden gotchas regarding the cross-compiling the FreeType
library for some non-x86 platforms such as ARM as I've done. Post again
if you run into trouble.
Have I missed any details?
Cheers,
Gil Glass
-----Original Message-----
From: Teemu Keskinarkaus ####@####.####
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 6:51 AM
To: ####@####.####
Subject: BDF and TTF fonts in NanoX
Hi,
I'm using program that uses NanoX. That program doesn't care about fonts
so
it passes the request straight to NanoX. Now I need to add more fonts to
NanoX.
I already added one font to NanoX. That was BDF font that I converted to
C-file and then linked it with the NanoX. I was wondering is it possible
to
use TTF fonts instead? I could use same font for several size. With BDF
fonts you need separate font for each size. I couldn't find
documentation
about that or even for the BDF. I just some reverse engineering for the
NanoX and figure out how it's done. : )
Teemu Keskinarkaus
CC-Systems
