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Nfont packages

2005-08-23T11:32:31Z

Guenther: /* Rendering Hints */

==Nfonts packages==

The [[Arts backend]] manages fonts using so-called nfonts.

Nfonts are hand-crafted directories with a plist file and
the font files, where the backend can find additional
information to the fonts.

System-wide available Nfont directories are usually
installed to $GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/Library/Fonts/.

Creating a nfont is mainly a trivial task, so there
are tools to help you creating them. One of them is
[http://freshmeat.net/projects/mknfonts/ alexm's mknfonts package].

==Example==

A typical nfont folder - in this case Arial.nfont packaged by Jeff Teunissen (Deek) - looks like this:

Arial.nfont/
Arial.nfont/ariali.ttf
Arial.nfont/arial.ttf
Arial.nfont/arialbi.ttf
Arial.nfont/arialbd.ttf
Arial.nfont/FontInfo.plist
Arial.nfont/arialblk.ttf

This is the FontInfo.plist file in that directory:

{
Description = "Monotype Arial, WGL4 Character Set";
Faces = (
{
Files = (
arial.ttf
);
LocalizedNames = {
Basque = Arrunta;
Catalan = Normal;
Danish = normal;
Dutch = Standaard;
English = Regular;
Finnish = Normaali;
French = Normal;
Germany = Standard;
Hungarian = "Norm\u00e1l";
Italian = Normale;
Norwegian = Normal;
Polish = Normalne;
Portuguese = Normal;
Slovak = "Norm\u00e1lne";
Slovene = Navadno;
Spanish = Normal;
Swedish = Normal;
Turkish = Normal;
};
Name = Regular;
PostScriptName = ArialMT;
RenderHints_hack = 0x0002;
Traits = 0;
Weight = 5;
},
{
Files = (
ariali.ttf
);
LocalizedNames = {
English = Italic;
};
Name = Italic;
PostScriptName = "Arial-ItalicMT";
RenderHints_hack = 0x0002;
Traits = 1;
Weight = 5;
},
{
Files = (
arialbd.ttf
);
LocalizedNames = {
English = Bold;
};
Name = Bold;
PostScriptName = "Arial-BoldMT";
RenderHints_hack = 0x0002;
Traits = 2;
Weight = 9;
},
{
Files = (
arialbi.ttf
);
LocalizedNames = {
English = "Bold Italic";
};
Name = "Bold Italic";
PostScriptName = "Arial-BoldItalicMT";
RenderHints_hack = 0x0002;
Traits = 3;
Weight = 9;
},
{
Files = (
arialblk.ttf
);
LocalizedNames = {
English = Black;
};
Name = Black;
PostScriptName = "Arial-Black";
RenderHints_hack = 0x0002;
Traits = 2;
Weight = 12;
}
);
FontCopyright = "Typeface \u00a9 The Monotype Corporation plc.\nData \u00a9 The Monotype Corporation plc/Type Solutions Inc. 1990-1992.\nAll Rights Reserved";
Foundry = "Monotype Typography";
Packager = "Jeff Teunissen <deek@d2dc.net>";
Version = 2.82;
}

==Rendering Hints==

There's a hack for encoding rendering hints into Nfonts packages. You provide them using
the RenderHints_hack value. It's a 24-bit value (usually given in hexadecimal form), where
the highest-order byte contains information on if we want to use antialiasing by default and the
two following bytes contain hinting information for antialiased displays and non-antialiased
displays.

<-- high-order bits low-order bits -->
[ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 A A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 N N ]
| \ / \ /
antialiasing switch | |
hinting type hinting type
on antialiased displays on non-antialiased displays

The rendering hint types are as follows:

* '0' - unhinted, use only the font geometry
* '1' - use FreeType's auto-hinter
* '2' - use instructions in the font, if present
* '3' - force automatic hinting

===Rendering Hint example===

Let's say we have a RenderHints-hack-value of 0x010203. This would then
mean "use antialiasing, on antialiased displays use instructions in the
font and on unantialiased displays force automatic hinting.

Talk:Nfont packages

2005-08-23T11:30:30Z

Guenther:

Nfont packages

2005-08-23T11:29:52Z

Guenther: /* Rendering Hints */

Talk:Nfont packages

2005-08-23T11:26:53Z

Guenther:

In the rendering hints section:

There's a third ('3') rendering hint, but at the moment, we can't find
out what it does. It'd be cool if someone read the source one time and
fixed that. :-) --[[User:Guenther|Guenther]] 13:26, 23 Aug 2005 (CEST)

Talk:Nfont packages

2005-08-23T11:26:31Z

Guenther:

In the rendering hints section:

There's a third ('3') rendering hint, but at the moment, we can't find
out what it does. It'd be cool if someone read the source one time and
fixed that. :-) ---~~

Nfont packages

2005-08-23T11:24:35Z

Guenther: /* Rendering Hints */

Nfont packages

2005-08-23T11:21:43Z

Guenther:

Nfont packages

2005-08-23T10:58:58Z

Guenther: /* Example */

Nfont packages

2005-08-23T10:58:05Z

Guenther: /* Example */

Nfont packages

2005-08-23T10:57:12Z

Guenther: /* Example */

Nfont packages

2005-08-23T10:53:36Z

Guenther: /* Nfonts packages */

Nfont packages

2005-08-23T10:52:38Z

Guenther: /* Nfonts packages */

==Nfonts packages==

The [[Arts]] backend manages fonts using so-called nfonts.

Nfonts are hand-crafted directories with a plist file and
the font files, where the backend can find additional
information to the fonts.

System-wide available Nfont directories are usually
installed to $GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/Library/Fonts/.

Creating a nfont is mainly a trivial task, so there
are tools to help you creating them. One of them is
[http://freshmeat.net/projects/mknfonts/ alexm's mknfonts package].

==Example==

A typical nfont folder - in this case System.nfont packaged by Jeff Teunissen (Deek) - looks like this:

System.nfont/
System.nfont/DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed-Oblique.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed-BoldOblique.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed-Bold.ttf
System.nfont/FontInfo.plist
System.nfont/DejaVuSans.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSans-BoldOblique.ttf

This is the FontInfo.plist file in that directory:

{
Faces = (
{
Files = (
DejaVuSans.ttf
);
Name = Book;
PostScriptName = DejaVuSans;
Weight = 5;
Traits = 0;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Book Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSans-Oblique";
Weight = 5;
Traits = 1;
},
{
Files = (
DejaVuSansCondensed.ttf
);
Name = "Book Condensed";
PostScriptName = DejaVuSansCondensed;
Weight = 5;
Traits = 16;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSansCondensed-Oblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Book Condensed Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSansCondensed-Oblique";
Weight = 5;
Traits = 17;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf"
);
Name = Bold;
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSans-Bold";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 2;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSans-BoldOblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Bold Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSans-BoldOblique";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 3;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSansCondensed-Bold.ttf"
);
Name = "Bold Condensed";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSansCondensed-Bold";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 18;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSansCondensed-BoldOblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Bold Condensed Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSansCondensed-BoldOblique";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 19;
}
);
}

Nfont packages

2005-08-23T10:52:22Z

Guenther: /* Example */

==Nfonts packages==

The [Arts] backend manages fonts using so-called nfonts.

Nfonts are hand-crafted directories with a plist file and
the font files, where the backend can find additional
information to the fonts.

System-wide available Nfont directories are usually
installed to $GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/Library/Fonts/.

Creating a nfont is mainly a trivial task, so there
are tools to help you creating them. One of them is
[http://freshmeat.net/projects/mknfonts/ alexm's mknfonts package].

==Example==

A typical nfont folder - in this case System.nfont packaged by Jeff Teunissen (Deek) - looks like this:

System.nfont/
System.nfont/DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed-Oblique.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed-BoldOblique.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed-Bold.ttf
System.nfont/FontInfo.plist
System.nfont/DejaVuSans.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSans-BoldOblique.ttf

This is the FontInfo.plist file in that directory:

{
Faces = (
{
Files = (
DejaVuSans.ttf
);
Name = Book;
PostScriptName = DejaVuSans;
Weight = 5;
Traits = 0;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Book Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSans-Oblique";
Weight = 5;
Traits = 1;
},
{
Files = (
DejaVuSansCondensed.ttf
);
Name = "Book Condensed";
PostScriptName = DejaVuSansCondensed;
Weight = 5;
Traits = 16;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSansCondensed-Oblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Book Condensed Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSansCondensed-Oblique";
Weight = 5;
Traits = 17;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf"
);
Name = Bold;
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSans-Bold";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 2;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSans-BoldOblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Bold Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSans-BoldOblique";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 3;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSansCondensed-Bold.ttf"
);
Name = "Bold Condensed";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSansCondensed-Bold";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 18;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSansCondensed-BoldOblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Bold Condensed Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSansCondensed-BoldOblique";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 19;
}
);
}

Nfont packages

2005-08-23T10:46:48Z

Guenther:

==Nfonts packages==

The [Arts] backend manages fonts using so-called nfonts.

Nfonts are hand-crafted directories with a plist file and
the font files, where the backend can find additional
information to the fonts.

System-wide available Nfont directories are usually
installed to $GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/Library/Fonts/.

Creating a nfont is mainly a trivial task, so there
are tools to help you creating them. One of them is
[http://freshmeat.net/projects/mknfonts/ alexm's mknfonts package].

==Example==

A typical nfont folder - in this case System.nfont packaged by Jeff Teunissen (Deek) - looks like this:

System.nfont/
System.nfont/DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed-Oblique.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf
System.nfont/fonts.cache-1
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed-BoldOblique.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed-Bold.ttf
System.nfont/FontInfo.plist
System.nfont/DejaVuSans.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSans-BoldOblique.ttf

This is the FontInfo.plist file in that directory:

{
Faces = (
{
Files = (
DejaVuSans.ttf
);
Name = Book;
PostScriptName = DejaVuSans;
Weight = 5;
Traits = 0;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Book Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSans-Oblique";
Weight = 5;
Traits = 1;
},
{
Files = (
DejaVuSansCondensed.ttf
);
Name = "Book Condensed";
PostScriptName = DejaVuSansCondensed;
Weight = 5;
Traits = 16;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSansCondensed-Oblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Book Condensed Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSansCondensed-Oblique";
Weight = 5;
Traits = 17;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf"
);
Name = Bold;
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSans-Bold";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 2;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSans-BoldOblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Bold Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSans-BoldOblique";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 3;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSansCondensed-Bold.ttf"
);
Name = "Bold Condensed";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSansCondensed-Bold";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 18;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSansCondensed-BoldOblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Bold Condensed Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSansCondensed-BoldOblique";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 19;
}
);
}

Nfont packages

2005-08-23T10:45:04Z

Guenther:

==Nfonts packages==

The [Arts] backend manages fonts using so-called nfonts.

Nfonts are hand-crafted directories with a plist file and
the font files, where the backend can find additional
information to the fonts.

System-wide available Nfont directories are usually
installed to $GNUSTEP_ROOT/System/Library/Fonts/.

Creating a nfont is mainly a trivial task, so there
are tools to help you creating them. One of them is
[http://freshmeat.net/projects/mknfonts/ alexm's mknfonts package].

==Example==

A typical nfont folder - in this case System.nfont packaged by Jeff Teunissen (Deek) - looks like this:

System.nfont/
System.nfont/DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed-Oblique.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf
System.nfont/fonts.cache-1
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed-BoldOblique.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed-Bold.ttf
System.nfont/FontInfo.plist
System.nfont/DejaVuSans.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSans-BoldOblique.ttf

This is the FontInfo.plist file in that directory:

{
Faces = (
{
Files = (
DejaVuSans.ttf
);
Name = Book;
PostScriptName = DejaVuSans;
Weight = 5;
Traits = 0;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Book Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSans-Oblique";
Weight = 5;
Traits = 1;
},
{
Files = (
DejaVuSansCondensed.ttf
);
Name = "Book Condensed";
PostScriptName = DejaVuSansCondensed;
Weight = 5;
Traits = 16;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSansCondensed-Oblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Book Condensed Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSansCondensed-Oblique";
Weight = 5;
Traits = 17;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf"
);
Name = Bold;
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSans-Bold";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 2;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSans-BoldOblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Bold Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSans-BoldOblique";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 3;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSansCondensed-Bold.ttf"
);
Name = "Bold Condensed";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSansCondensed-Bold";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 18;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSansCondensed-BoldOblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Bold Condensed Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSansCondensed-BoldOblique";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 19;
}
);
}

Nfont packages

2005-08-23T10:44:40Z

Guenther:

==Nfonts packages==

The [Arts] backend manages fonts using so-called nfonts.
[http://www.example.com link title]

Nfonts are hand-crafted directories with a plist file and
the font files, where the backend can find additional
information to the fonts.

System-wide available Nfont directories are usually
installed to $GNUSTEP_ROOT/System/Library/Fonts/.

Creating a nfont is mainly a trivial task, so there
are tools to help you creating them. One of them is
[http://freshmeat.net/projects/mknfonts/ alexm's mknfonts package].

==Example==

A typical nfont folder - in this case System.nfont packaged by Jeff Teunissen (Deek) - looks like this:

System.nfont/
System.nfont/DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed-Oblique.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf
System.nfont/fonts.cache-1
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed-BoldOblique.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed-Bold.ttf
System.nfont/FontInfo.plist
System.nfont/DejaVuSans.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSansCondensed.ttf
System.nfont/DejaVuSans-BoldOblique.ttf

This is the FontInfo.plist file in that directory:

{
Faces = (
{
Files = (
DejaVuSans.ttf
);
Name = Book;
PostScriptName = DejaVuSans;
Weight = 5;
Traits = 0;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Book Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSans-Oblique";
Weight = 5;
Traits = 1;
},
{
Files = (
DejaVuSansCondensed.ttf
);
Name = "Book Condensed";
PostScriptName = DejaVuSansCondensed;
Weight = 5;
Traits = 16;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSansCondensed-Oblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Book Condensed Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSansCondensed-Oblique";
Weight = 5;
Traits = 17;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf"
);
Name = Bold;
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSans-Bold";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 2;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSans-BoldOblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Bold Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSans-BoldOblique";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 3;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSansCondensed-Bold.ttf"
);
Name = "Bold Condensed";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSansCondensed-Bold";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 18;
},
{
Files = (
"DejaVuSansCondensed-BoldOblique.ttf"
);
Name = "Bold Condensed Oblique";
PostScriptName = "DejaVuSansCondensed-BoldOblique";
Weight = 9;
Traits = 19;
}
);
}