[Q] TrueType fonts

Alan Coopersmith Alan.Coopersmith at Sun.COM
Mon Nov 2 19:34:43 PST 2009


Pat Kane wrote:
> Does Xorg support TrueType fonts?   After a quick look at the source I
> would say that we can do
> FreeType without much trouble, but I'm not sure about TT.    Can
> someone point me at detailed
> info?

Yes, FreeType is used to render TrueType fonts.   (FreeType is a software
library, TrueType is a font format.   See http://www.freetype.org/ for
explanations.)

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