Re: [ft-devel] Contribution to freetype

[Werner LEMBERG]

>> >I'm thinking of handling files like Microsoft's
>> >`GlobalSerif.CompositeFont'.  Apple and Android provide similar
>> >concepts.
>> >
>> >It's probably not the job of FreeType to digest such composite
>> >fonts by itself (you'll need an external XML interpreter);
>> >however, it would be very helpful if we have a foundation to
>> >provide easy support for such composite fonts.
>
> Can you please provide me some resources so that I can study this
> part

I don't have one, I only know that those XML composite font files
exist.  It shouldn't be too difficult for you to get them from your
(or a friend's) Windows 10 installation.

>  and allot a time slot for its implementation in the GSoC timeline.

There's nothing to implement during GSoC!  Composite outline font
support is something completely different.


    Werner