Re: [Freetype] Encodings XLFDs within sfnt

[Werner LEMBERG]

> In order to preserve bitmap font names as we switch to sfnt for
> XFree86, I need to have fonttosfnt put the original font name in
> some place where mkfontscale can find it.
>
> The proper way would be to formally define a new sfnt table, for
> example ``XF86''.  However, I think it is simpler and quite as
> reliable to put a non-standard signature in some standard place.

Why do you think it is more complicated to add a new sfnt table?

> I'm currently tempted to use the ``comment'' string in the ``name''
> table.  I could generate it to be
>
>   XFree86 font, original name was -misc-fixed-...
>
> and then check for this string.

Hmm, an XF86 table would also allow to store unconverted BDF
properties which are lost otherwise.  I vote for an XF86 sfnt table.


    Werner