Re: [ft] Easiest way to support very old 'typ1' fonts?

[Werner LEMBERG]

> I have a collection of very old 'typ1' fonts for the Mac.

Please send me one for further inspection.  Note, however, that I'm
using a Linux box...

>       — Am I correct that Freetype doesn't support 'typ1' fonts, or
> have I simply missed a configuration parameter somewhere?

Your assumption is correct.  Have a look into docs/formats.txt for a
list of supported (and unsupported) font file formats.

>       — If they aren't supported, would it make sense to add support
> for them, or are they simply too obsolete to bother with?

It would make sense, and mpsuzuki probably will do that -- after the
next FreeType release, I believe.


    Werner