Re: [ft-devel] ttfautohint now has a GUI

[Werner LEMBERG]

> Yes QT4.8 is released but it's use in actual linux distros is only
> found in developer/pre-release versions of kde.  Stable release kde
> in the main distros currently is 4.7.* built on QT4.7 .

Thanks for the info.

>> It seems I have to delve into the cross compilation business.  Another
>> completely new frontier for me...
> 
> I would suggest the best way to go, if at all possible, is a native
> osx ttfautohint, rather than an X11 version .  In the long run isn't
> that the most elegant solution? a linux/Qt built ttfautohint, and a,
> OSX/cocoa built ttfautohint?

AFAIK, Qt uses the native GUI elements of the host OS; it's just a
wrapper to provide a consistent platform-independent interface.

Regarding a special GUI for Cocoa: *I* won't do that :-) 


    Werner