Re: [ft] Using SVG Font Glyph Data In FreeType

[Tom Bishop, Wenlin Institute]

On Apr 6, 2010, at 4:34 AM, Andy Kellett wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> My SVG file already has all the custom defined glyphs that I need in it, all 
> I need to be able to do is extract the glyph data from the SVG file, and 
> convert it into something that I can then get freetype to display on the 
> screen. I am looking mostly for information on how to convert the path data 
> in the SVG, into something that freetype can understand/interpret. Thanks!

Maybe you could use FontForge to convert the SVG font into a TrueType font. If 
that works, it would be easier than writing custom code to convert the SVG.

Tom

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