Re: [ft-devel] Structure Viewer for TTF files

[Werner LEMBERG]

> Just to explain again: I think what ttx and other programs are
> giving you is an interpretation of the raw data rather than allowing
> you to examine the actual raw data.  E.g. in the binary data for
> this example, there is no 1248 value in any of the coordinate
> data. That value is only seen if you accumulate the prior values.
> In 010Editor, my template breaks out the raw binary data and
> presents you with a specific address and length in the TTF file that
> will be used to develop that item.

I understand what you are trying to do, but I still think that its
usage is very limited -- perhaps as a tool to control the assembling
and disassembling actions of ttx.

> I've never seen anything as complex and poorly documented as
> this... I'm going to go stare at a wall for the rest of the weekend.

Ha!  If you think that those simple TrueType tables are complicated or
poorly documented then you should definitely have a look at the
OpenType specification for the GDEF, GPOS, and GSUB tables.


    Werner