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authorNerdyPepper <[email protected]>2019-08-07 18:27:35 +0100
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42 <a id="post-bye_bye_BDFs.md" href="#bye_bye_BDFs.md" class="post-link" onClick="showPost('bye_bye_BDFs.md')" >Bye Bye BDFs</a> 42 <a id="post-bye_bye_BDFs.md" href="#bye_bye_BDFs.md" class="post-link" onClick="showPost('bye_bye_BDFs.md')" >Bye Bye BDFs</a>
43 <div id="bye_bye_BDFs.md" class="post-text" style="display: none"> 43 <div id="bye_bye_BDFs.md" class="post-text" style="display: none">
44 <p>Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format is no more, as the creators of 44 <p>Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format is no more, as the creators of
45<a href="https://pango.org">Pango</a>, one of the largest text rendering libraries, 45<a href="https://pango.org">Pango</a>, one of the most widely used text rendering
46libraries,
46<a href="https://blogs.gnome.org/mclasen/2019/05/25/pango-future-directions/">announced</a> 47<a href="https://blogs.gnome.org/mclasen/2019/05/25/pango-future-directions/">announced</a>
47a few months back.</p> 48their plans for Pango 1.44.</p>
48 49
49<p>Until recently, Pango used FreeType to draw fonts. They will be moving over 50<p>Until recently, Pango used FreeType to draw fonts. They will be moving over
50to <a href="https://harfbuzz.org">Harfbuzz</a>, an evolution of FreeType.</p> 51to <a href="https://harfbuzz.org">Harfbuzz</a>, an evolution of FreeType.</p>
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ provided no advantage over Harfbuzz (other than being able to fetch
56opentype metrics with ease).</p> 57opentype metrics with ease).</p>
57 58
58<p>Upgrading to Pango v1.44 will break your GTK applications (if you use a 59<p>Upgrading to Pango v1.44 will break your GTK applications (if you use a
59<code>bdf</code>/<code>pcf</code> bitmap font). Harfbuzz <em>does</em> support bitmap-only OpenType fonts 60<code>bdf</code>/<code>pcf</code> bitmap font). Harfbuzz <em>does</em> support bitmap-only OpenType fonts,
60though, <code>otb</code>s. Convert your existing fonts over to <code>otb</code>s using 61<code>otb</code>s. Convert your existing fonts over to <code>otb</code>s using
61<a href="https://fontforge.github.io">FontForge</a>. It is to be noted that applications 62<a href="https://fontforge.github.io">FontForge</a>. It is to be noted that applications
62such as <code>xterm</code> and <code>rxvt</code> use <code>xft</code> (X FreeType) to render fonts, and will 63such as <code>xterm</code> and <code>rxvt</code> use <code>xft</code> (X FreeType) to render fonts, and will
63remain unaffected by the update.</p> 64remain unaffected by the update.</p>