Re: [Freetype] new FT redesign

[David Turner]

Hello Nir,

Nir Rostoker a écrit :
> 
> Hi !
> 
> I need to clarify my previous question, regarding the new Free Type
> redesign.
> 
> I would like to know, if the redesign, will try to reduce to minimum the
> amount of RAM requirements, i.e., allow the user to use as much data as
> possible from the ROM, without the need to load it to the RAM (for instance
> charmap, metrics that are loaded today to the RAM when glyph is being
> loaded).
>
Yes, reducing dynamic memory footprint is one of the goals of the re-design,
but not the major one. I prefer not to make any claim right now, it will
really depend on how easy things are to change within the engine..
 
> If so, is there an approximated time for that?
>
Nope ! Nothing ! Nada ! Zilch ! Rien ! (What did you expect seriously ? ;-)
 
Regards,

- David Turner
- The FreeType Project