[ft] FreeType as the Java Font Engine?

[Andreas Schildbach]

Hello everyone,

I'd like to set FreeType2 as the Default Java Font Engine for JRE 1.4.2
under Solaris, Linux and/or Windows. Is this possible?

If not, is there any other way of interfacing FreeType via Java?

Can anyone tell how different the two font engines FreeType2 and the JRE
internal will render? Will the width of a String be usually be the same?
(differences in rendering is not that much of a problem as long as the
width is "correct")

Best Regards,

Andreas