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From: Pedriana, Paul [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 12:40 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: RE: [Freetype] Font Fusion vs. Freetype?
People comparing these libraries for consideration of use are concerned
with things other than just rendering quality. Features, cost support,
footprint, runtime stability, and API stability are all important
considerations. In fact, in the end I'd guess that rendering quality is
going to be the least of many users' considerations, given that all
these libraries have good quality output.
FontFusion looks good to game companies because they claim to run with a
very small footprint, especially with asian fonts. This is important to
game companies making console (e.g. PlayStation) games.
Additionally, one issue I've had with Freetype is that the API keeps
changing. Practically every revision I've updated to has broken my code.
I don't have time to futz with this and it brings an element of
uncertainty to the development process. This may work fine for open
source projects like Mozilla but is not a good thing for large scale
commercial software development.
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: Vadim Plessky [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 12:24 AM
To: address@hidden
Subject: Re: [Freetype] Font Fusion vs. Freetype?
On Tuesday 26 November 2002 2:45 am, Thibault Jamme wrote: [...]
|
| FreeType and FontFusion don't appear to be in the same business. For
| one thing FreeType is free, FontFusion is a commercial product.
|
| FreeType is a collective effort that addresses a collective need.
Paul, if you need (can afford for your projects) commercial product -
you
would better check out D-Type.
From what I have seen, D-Type's rendering is quite impressive. I don't
know how it compares to FreeType, though. FT-2.1.3 is indeed very nice.
| I don't think anyone here should shy away with a comparison, but
| rather welcome any test result. If FreeType is better, then let's
| boast. If not, well then we have a useful reference to measure
| against (I saw some clean screen shots at FontFusion) and possibly
| some goals set.
If someone can provide me working renderer for either FontFusion, or
D-Type -
I would be glad to make tests and post comparision results.
| I am very curious indeed to see a comparison. Whatever result is not
| going to stop me from using FreeType as it is not viable for me to
| pay for a licence - at least now. FreeType answers some needs
| extremely well. Since FreeType does not rely on income (at least
| directly), competition is a non-issue. And here you have a direct
| link with the developers.
Which is extremly important, IMHO.
You can't get this for money.
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