README.md


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    Contents⊕
  
  
  Typecast
  
  File Formats (Native)
  File Formats (Export)
  File Formats (Import)
  Outlines
  Advanced Typographic
  Tables
  
  
Typecast
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Typecast is a font development environment for OpenType font
technology. Developments include:

An outline editor for both TrueType and PostScript outlines
TrueType hinting engine
PostScript hinting engine
Hinting debuggers
Font conversion utilities
Font handling libraries for use in wider application
development

Parts of the Typecast libraries are used in the Apache Batik project,
for conversion from TrueType to SVG fonts. Further contributions will be
made to Batik - particularly in the areas of PostScript outlines and
font hinting.
File Formats (Native)
OpenType fonts come in a small range of file format flavours.
Typecast supports the following:

ttf - The basic TrueType font file
otf - Essentially the same as ttf, but usually contain a PostScript
outline rather than a TrueType outline
ttc - TrueType Collection file. This is a collection of fonts that
share some common tables. Often utilised by far eastern fonts to make
more efficient use of shared components
dfont - A Macintosh Font Suitcase resource file, with the resources
in the data fork - as utilised by MacOS X

File Formats (Export)

svg - Scalable Vector Graphics font data

File Formats (Import)
No import file formats are supported as yet, but traditional
PostScript Type 1 and Compact Font Format (CFF) font import are under
development.
Outlines
Current outline support is for TrueType outlines. But of course,
PostScript outlines are on the development roadmap.
Advanced Typographic Tables
Partial support is in place for the Advanced Typographic Tables,
specifically the GPOS and GSUB tables. All advanced tables will be
implemented in the ongoing development.