reactos/dll/3rdparty/freetype/docs/formats.txt

   1 This file contains a list of various font formats.  It gives the
   2 reference document and whether it is supported in FreeType 2.
   3
   4
   5   file type:
   6     The only special case is `MAC'; on older Mac OS versions, a `file'
   7     is stored as a data and a resource fork, this is, within two
   8     separate data chunks.  In all other cases, the font data is stored
   9     in a single file.
  10
  11   wrapper format:
  12     The format used to represent the font data.  In the table below it
  13     is used only if the font format differs.  Possible values are
  14     `SFNT' (binary), `PS' (a text header, followed by binary or text
  15     data), and `LZW' (compressed with either `gzip' or `compress').
  16
  17   font format:
  18     How the font is to be accessed, possibly after converting the file
  19     type and wrapper format into a generic form.  Bitmap formats are
  20     `BDF', `PCF', and one form of `WINFNT'; all others are vector
  21     formats.
  22
  23   font type:
  24     Sub-formats of the font format.  `SBIT' and `MACSBIT' are bitmap
  25     formats, `MM' and `VAR' support optical axes.
  26
  27   glyph access:
  28     If not specified, the glyph access is `standard' to the font
  29     format.  Values are `CID' for CID-keyed fonts, `SYNTHETIC' for
  30     fonts which are modified versions of other fonts by means of a
  31     transformation matrix, `COLLECTION' for collecting multiple fonts
  32     (sharing most of the data) into a single file, and `TYPE_0' for PS
  33     fonts which are to be accessed in a tree-like structure.
  34
  35   FreeType driver:
  36     The module in the FreeType library which handles the specific font
  37     format.  A missing entry means that FreeType doesn't support the
  38     font format (yet).
  39
  40
  41 Please send additions and/or corrections to wl@gnu.org or to the
  42 FreeType developer's list at freetype-devel@nongnu.org (for subscribers
  43 only).  If you can provide a font example for a format which isn't
  44 supported yet please send a mail too.
  45
  46
  47 file wrapper font   font    glyph      FreeType reference
  48 type format  format type    access     driver   documents
  49 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  50
  51 ---  ---     BDF    ---     ---        bdf      5005.BDF_Spec.pdf, X11
  52
  53
  54 ---  SFNT    PS     TYPE_1  ---        ---      Type 1 GX Font Format
  55                                                 (for the Mac)
  56 MAC  SFNT    PS     TYPE_1  ---        ---      Type 1 GX Font Format
  57                                                 (for the Mac)
  58 ---  SFNT    PS     TYPE_1  CID        ---      5180.sfnt.pdf (for the Mac)
  59 MAC  SFNT    PS     TYPE_1  CID        ---      5180.sfnt.pdf (for the Mac)
  60 ---  SFNT    PS     CFF     ---        cff      OT spec, 5176.CFF.pdf
  61                                                 (`OTTO' format)
  62 MAC  SFNT    PS     CFF     ---        cff      OT spec, 5176.CFF.pdf
  63                                                 (`OTTO' format)
  64 ---  SFNT    PS     CFF     CID        cff      OT spec, 5176.CFF.pdf
  65 MAC  SFNT    PS     CFF     CID        cff      OT spec, 5176.CFF.pdf
  66 ---  SFNT    PS     CFF     SYNTHETIC  ---      OT spec, 5176.CFF.pdf
  67 MAC  SFNT    PS     CFF     SYNTHETIC  ---      OT spec, 5176.CFF.pdf
  68 ---  SFNT    TT     SBIT    ---        sfnt     XFree86 (bitmaps only;
  69                                                 with `head' table)
  70 ---  SFNT    TT     MACSBIT ---        sfnt     OT spec (for the Mac;
  71                                                 bitmaps only; `bhed' table)
  72 MAC  SFNT    TT     MACSBIT ---        sfnt     OT spec (for the Mac;
  73                                                 bitmaps only; `bhed' table)
  74 ---  SFNT    TT     ---     ---        truetype OT spec (`normal' TT font)
  75 MAC  SFNT    TT     ---     ---        truetype OT spec (`normal' TT font)
  76 MAC  SFNT    TT     VAR     ---        truetype GX spec (`?var' tables)
  77 ---  SFNT    TT     ---     COLLECTION truetype OT spec (this can't be CFF)
  78 MAC  SFNT    TT     ---     COLLECTION truetype OT spec (this can't be CFF)
  79
  80
  81 ---  ---     PS     TYPE_1  ---        type1    T1_SPEC.pdf
  82                                                 (`normal' Type 1 font)
  83 MAC  ---     PS     TYPE_1  ---        type1    T1_SPEC.pdf
  84                                                 (`normal' Type 1 font)
  85 ---  ---     PS     TYPE_1  CID        cid      PLRM.pdf (CID Font Type 0;
  86                                                 Type 9 font)
  87 ---  ---     PS     MM      ---        type1    5015.Type1_Supp.pdf
  88                                                 (Multiple Masters)
  89 ---  ---     PS     CFF     ---        cff      5176.CFF.pdf (`pure' CFF)
  90 ---  ---     PS     CFF     CID        cff      5176.CFF.pdf (`pure' CFF)
  91 ---  ---     PS     CFF     SYNTHETIC  ---      5176.CFF.pdf (`pure' CFF)
  92 ---  PS      PS     CFF     ---        ---      PLRM.pdf (Type 2) [1]
  93 ---  PS      PS     CFF     CID        ---      PLRM.pdf (Type 2) [1]
  94 ---  PS      PS     CFF     SYNTHETIC  ---      PLRM.pdf (Type 2) [1]
  95 ---  ---     PS     ---     TYPE_0     ---      PLRM.pdf
  96 ---  ---     PS     TYPE_3  ---        ---      PLRM.pdf (never supported)
  97 ---  ---     PS     TYPE_3  CID        ---      PLRM.pdf (CID Font Type 1;
  98                                                 Type 10 font; never supported)
  99 ---  PS      PS     TYPE_14 ---        ---      PLRM.pdf (Chameleon font;
 100                                                 Type 14 font; never supported?)
 101 ---  ---     PS     TYPE_32 CID        ---      PLRM.pdf (CID Font Type 4;
 102                                                 Type 32 font; never supported?)
 103 ---  PS      TT     ---     ---        type42   5012.Type42_Spec.pdf
 104                                                 (Type 42 font)
 105 ---  PS      TT     ---     CID        ---      PLRM.pdf (CID Font Type 2;
 106                                                 Type 11 font)
 107
 108
 109 ---  ?       ?      CEF     ?          cff      ?
 110
 111
 112 ---  ---     PCF    ---     ---        pcf      X11
 113 ---  LZW     PCF    ---     ---        pcf      X11
 114
 115
 116 ---  ---     PFR    PFR0    ---        pfr      [2]
 117 ---  ---     PFR    PFR1    ---        ---      (undocumented, proprietary;
 118                                                 probably never supported)
 119
 120
 121 ---  ---     WINFNT ---     ---        winfonts MS Windows 3 Developer's Notes
 122 ---  ---     WINFNT VECTOR  ---        ---      MS Windows 3 Developer's Notes
 123
 124
 125 [1] Support should be rather simple since this is identical to `CFF'
 126     but in a PS wrapper.
 127
 128 [2] Official PFR specification:
 129
 130       http://www.bitstream.com/categories/developer/truedoc/pfrspec.html
 131       http://www.bitstream.com/categories/developer/truedoc/pfrspec1.2.pdf
 132
 133     The syntax of the auxiliary data is not defined there, but is partially
 134     defined in MHP 1.0.3 (also called ETSI TS 101812 V1.3.1) section 7.4.
 135
 136       http://www.etsi.org/
 137       http://webapp.etsi.org/workprogram/Report_WorkItem.asp?WKI_ID=18799
 138
 139     (free registration required).
 140
 141 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 142
 143 Copyright 2004, 2005 by
 144 David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
 145
 146 This  file  is  part  of the  FreeType  project, and may  only be  used,
 147 modified,  and  distributed  under  the  terms of  the FreeType  project
 148 license, LICENSE.TXT.   By continuing to use, modify, or distribute this
 149 file you  indicate that  you have  read the  license and understand  and
 150 accept it fully.
 151
 152
 153 --- end of formats.txt ---