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Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 21:27:30 -0500
From: Latchesar Ionkov <lucho@gmx.net>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: [9fans] ttf2subf
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You can ignore the subpixel mode -- libdraw doesn't support it.

Thanks,
	Lucho

On Wed, Mar 22, 2006 at 08:03:29PM -0600, erik quanstrom said:
> i've been using a version that makes an attempt to generate as few subfonts as possible.
> the last time i goggled ttf2subf the website located was down.
>
> i've been working with code2000, which looks hideous in mono mode, but is pretty readable
> subpixel or antialias mode, but ttf2subf is too agressive in its antialiasing and does not snap
> near-grid vertical or horizontal lines to the grid.
>
> i cleaned up the code a bit and think that in subpixel mode, it generates non-grey
> pixels. that is pixels like
>
> 	char a,b,c;
>
> 	(a<<24) | (b<<16) | (c<<8) | 0xff	where a, b, c are not all equal.
>
> but i have not yet come up with a good solution to either issue.
>
> - erik
>
> On Wed Mar 22 18:51:46 CST 2006, mirtchovski@gmail.com wrote:
> > i did for a while and you can find the latest source on sources or on
> > the web. i heard there's another ttf2subf which gets better results
> > generating less subfonts (which is what i worked last on, and i think
> > i made reasonable success). i have no idea whether the other one has
> > made it out.
> >
> > On 3/22/06, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrote:
> > > has anybody been working on this program? (it converts truetype fonts
> > > to plan9 subfonts by using freefont.)
> > >
> > > - erik
> > >