README.md


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

An outline editor for both TrueType and PostScript (CFF)
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.
File Formats
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

Export Formats

svg - Scalable Vector Graphics font data

Outlines
Outline support includes both TrueType and PostScript Charstring Type
2 outlines.
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.