From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/53134 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: luigi scarso Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: Using MetaPost to create fonts Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:44:03 +0200 Message-ID: References: <4ABB3ED0.2090802@swing.be> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0398607782==" X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1253785473 11830 80.91.229.12 (24 Sep 2009 09:44:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:44:33 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Thu Sep 24 11:44:26 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([195.12.62.10]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MqksA-0000CI-UP for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:44:22 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCE8AC9C38; Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:44:19 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id yjoCNd4ySagR; Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:44:12 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60A40C9C24; Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:44:12 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE12FC9C24 for ; Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:44:09 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id Z7mk9YXbgHGJ for ; Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:44:04 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from mail-ew0-f221.google.com (mail-ew0-f221.google.com [209.85.219.221]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD429C9BD1 for ; Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:44:03 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: by ewy21 with SMTP id 21so1459518ewy.8 for ; Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:44:03 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=yXJHiZ+qC3qcyEvTyZnxLTHzsf2G5EfB6pv7WXnkjOk=; b=ndif7nhzylOQiJa9fe1j4CaDtmaeP1HDDVpHIBxe2meBbdRg/Qqxj8OztRMgfcbjy4 YAcihKXjNUc71vWTnabp6+MtWjLk9oIaotzldCFFUSPR/FbmeWEonB21yE9ramqYRA4N /I1moIfm/qRe3FLAhl4PtrNajekgP/z1DllgM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=uRX7VZ+Z7/GdJsz0ofFqpaOV3lX5ZSBBpBfotyxe2tvi/sE16JPS0FYqf5ym253PUT okAXDM0N6OQO+WT3ZEdjW3PUncNOEGXgdZ8yANx8wr2OFYb4pHufns2R3TwEMn6C23M5 TTBm5ox1E39EUkCK4btoa1UJ/BfPA7TVpGI40= Original-Received: by 10.216.88.78 with SMTP id z56mr720436wee.37.1253785443625; Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:44:03 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4ABB3ED0.2090802@swing.be> X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:53134 Archived-At: --===============0398607782== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e6d9a23bfdecd604744fabe2 --0016e6d9a23bfdecd604744fabe2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Alain Delmotte wrote: > Hi! > > I have the impression that I did see that MetaPost can be used to create > full fonts and not only pictures. (In fact to keep the potential of METAFONT, but extending it to OpenType > /PostScript/TrueType (??) fonts.) > I even think there was mention about Perl in this respect. > > Did I dream or not (yes I start to dream about ConTeXt and MetaPost !!!). > > Could you point me to the right direction and provide links and/or email > address of the persons who are involved? > > I really like karel piska. -- luigi --0016e6d9a23bfdecd604744fabe2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Alain = Delmotte <espera= nto@swing.be> wrote:
Hi!

I have the impression that I did see that MetaPost can be used to create fu= ll fonts and not only pictures.


(In fact to keep the potential of METAFONT, but extending it to OpenType /P= ostScript/TrueType (??) fonts.)
I even think there was mention about Perl in this respect.

Did I dream or not (yes I start to dream about ConTeXt and MetaPost !!!).
Could you point me to the right direction and provide links and/or email ad= dress of the persons who are involved?

I really like karel piska.



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luigi

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