Re: [Freetype] Glyph indices in Freetype

[Werner LEMBERG]

> The Documentation states:
> 
>   FreeType computes its own glyph indices which are not necessarily
>   the same as used in the font in case the font is based on glyph
>   indices. Reason for this behaviour is to assure that index 0 is
>   never used, representing the missing glyph.
> 
> Have i to expect to get changed indices in Open- and Truetypefonts?
> Or does this happen only in some exotic Fonts?

It doesn't happen in TrueType and OpenType fonts since the
specification explicitly states that glyph index 0 must be the glyph
shape for the missing glyph.


    Werner