FreeType2

FreeType 2 is an open source software font engine designed to be small, efficient, highly customizable and portable.

The FreeType 2 project can be used in graphics libraries, display servers, font conversion tools, text image generation tools, and many other products as well.

• FreeType 2 is written in industry-standard ANSI C and should compile easily with any compliant C compiler. We've even taken great care to eliminate all warnings when compiling with popular compilers like gcc, Visual C and Borland C .
• Apart from a standard ANSI C library, FreeType 2 doesn't have any external dependencies and can be compiled and installed on its own on any kind of system.

What is new in this release:

• This is a maintenance release; most importantly fixing correct handling of Type 1 fonts with flex features, which was broken in version 2.9.

What is new in version :

• CFF2 support and OpenType variation font handling is now complete; the auto-hinter now understands 25 more scripts, for example N'Ko and Tifinagh.

What is new in version 2.8:

• CFF2 support and OpenType variation font handling is now complete; the auto-hinter now understands 25 more scripts, for example N'Ko and Tifinagh.

What is new in version 2.7.1:

• The most important news is preliminary support of Adobe's new CFF2 font format and variation fonts as specified in the new OpenType specification version 1.8. It also fixes the handling of raw CID fonts (which might be found in PDF files).

What is new in version 2.7:

• We start a new ‘minor' series, which finally allows us to activate a new default mode for bytecode hinting (see also the announcements below for version 2.6.4 and 2.6.5): Subpixel hinting, also known as ClearType hinting.
• In case you are already using subpixel hinting (for example, by using the ‘Infinality patches' as provided by some GNU/Linux or BSD distributions, or directly from bohoomil.com), be noted that the new mode might provide subtle differences; the code was simplified to make it much faster. If you are used to the old full-pixel hinting, you will see many rendering changes. If you really dislike them, you can disable them at compile time or using the new FREETYPE_PROPERTIES environment variable.

What is new in version 2.6.4:

• The most important change is a new bytecode hinting mode for TrueType fonts that finally activates subpixel hinting (a.k.a. ClearType hinting) by default.
• The new release also brings support for the following new scripts in the auto-hinter: Armenian, Cherokee, Ethiopic, Georgian, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Malayalam, Sinhala, and Tamil.

What is new in version 2.6.3:

• It brings support for four new Asian scripts in the auto-hinter (Khmer, Myanmar, Kannada, and Bengali), together with other, minor improvements and bug fixes.

What is new in version 2.6.2:

• This is a minor release that mainly provides better handling of malformed fonts. All users should upgrade.
• A new feature is stem darkening support for the auto-hinter. Note, however, that it is off by default, since most graphic systems don't provide correct linear alpha blending with gamma correction, which is crucial for a good appearance. For the same reason, stem darkening for the CFF engine is now off by default, too.

What is new in version 2.5.2:

• A major new feature is a new parsing and hinting engine for CFF fonts, contributed by Adobe in collaboration with Google. It was my job the last few months to fully adapt the code to FreeType, and we are very pleased with the results. You might also read the blog entries from Adobe and Google.
• In connection with the new CFF engine, the demo programs, especially ftview and ftdiff, have been improved a lot.

Requirements:

• FreeType 2 is written in industry-standard ANSI C and should compile easily with any compliant C compiler. We've even taken great care to eliminate all warnings when compiling with popular compilers like gcc, Visual C and Borland C .
• Apart from a standard ANSI C library, FreeType 2 doesn't have any external dependencies and can be compiled and installed on its own on any kind of system.