The text-complex library aims to provide an API for interacting with
sfnt-format font files.
This project aims to provide easy-to-use access to the font drawing information in TrueType and similar files. The target API language is C 89. In addition:
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The API should provide convenient access to blocks not directly supported by built-in features.
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The
text-complexlibrary should provide Graphite-based layout and kerning support. -
The interface should be simple and orthogonal.
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The source should not use more language features or libraries than necessary, and should not be larger (in lines of code) than needed.
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This library should support at least one form of emoji font encoding (likely COLR/CPAL).
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The
text-complex-pluslibrary should support using font ensembles within single text runs (for example, to handle missing glyphs from single fonts). -
The library should allow for Graphite pass configuration (i.e. to add or remove passes from the Graphite processing pipeline).
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This library should provide a TrueType instruction runner.
This project will use CMake for building. Developers can obtain CMake from the following URL: https://cmake.org/download/
To use CMake with this project, first make a directory to hold the build results. Then run CMake in the directory with a path to the source code. On UNIX, the commands would look like the following:
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ../text-complex
Running CMake should create a build project, which then can be processed using other tools. Usually, the tool would be Makefile or a IDE project. For Makefiles, use the following command to build the project:
make
For IDE projects, the IDE must be installed and ready to use. Open the project within the IDE.
This project uses the Unlicense, which makes the source effectively public domain. Go to http://unlicense.org/ to learn more about the Unlicense.
Contributions to this project should likewise be provided under a public domain dedication.