Freetype2 library, Graphics, Library to render truetype fonts

Building

  It is actually very straightforward to install the Freetype2 library. Just
  execute vms_make.com from the toplevel directory to build the library. This
  procedure currently accepts the following options: 

  DEBUG 
    Build the library with debug information and without optimization. 

  lopts=<value> 
    Options to pass to the link command e.g. lopts=/traceback 

  ccopt=<value> 
    Options to pass to the C compiler e.g. ccopt=/float=ieee 

  In case you did download the demos, place them in a separate directory
  directly below the the toplevel directory of Freetype2 and follow the same
  instructions as above for the demos from there. The build process relies on
  this to figure the location of the Freetype2 include files. 

  To rebuild the sources it is neccessary to have MMS/MMK installed on the
  system. 


Test Applications

  The following demo applications can be build with Freetype2: 

  ftbench 
    Benchmark for some common FreeType paths 
    -m 
      max cache size in kByte (default is 1024) 
    -t 
      max time per bench in seconds (default is 2)
    -p 
      preload font file in memory 
    -b tests 
      perform choosen tests (default is all) 
      a 
      Load 
      b 
      Load + Get_Glyph 
      c 
      Load + Get_Glyph + Get_CBox 
      d 
      Get_Char_Index 
      e 
      CMap cache 
      f 
      Outline cache 
      g 
      Bitmap cache 
      h 
      SBit cache 
      
  ftchkwd 
    Check if a given font is fixed or proportional.
    Options: 
    fontname[.ttf|.ttc] [fontname2... 
      Name of the file containing the font to be processed

  ftdump 
    This program is a very simple font dumper. In its current incarnation, it
    will only output a font's name table, character encoding maps IDs and total
    memory consumption. For TrueType Open files, the available GSUB tables are
    also shown.
    Options: 
    fontname[.ttf|.ttc] 
      Name of the file containing the font to be processed 

  ftlint 
    This application is used to execute all glyphs instructions found in a font
    file at a given char size size. 
    No graphics subsystem required.
    Options: 
    ppem 
      Pointsize of the font 
    fontname[.ttf|.ttc] [fontname2...] 
      Name of the file containing the font to be processed

  ftmemchk 
    Simple memory tester
    Options: 
    ppem 
      Pointsize of the font 
    fontname[.ttf|.ttc] [fontname2...] 
      Name of the file containing the font to be processed 

  ftmulti 
    Multiple masters font viewer
    Options: 
    -e encoding 
      select encoding (default: no encoding) 
    -r R 
      use resolution R dpi (default: 72 dpi) 
    -f index 
      specify first glyph index to display 
    ppem 
      Pointsize of the font 
    fontname[.ttf|.ttc] 
      Name of the file containing the font to be rendered

  ftstring 
    This program demonstrates string text generation. It only displays a given
    message on the screen, and lets you resize it.
    Options: 
    -e enc 
      specify encoding tag (default: unic) 
    -r R 
      use resolution R dpi (default: 72 dpi) 
    -m message 
      message to display 
    ppem 
      Pointsize of the font 
    fontname 
      Name of the file containing the font to be rendered

  fttimer 
    This program is used to benchmark FreeType's scan-converter (the component
    in charge of translating a vectorial shape description into a bitmap). It
    does so in preloading all glyphs from a font file, then rendering them as
    fast as possible in a 640x450 buffer. The glyphs are rendered at size 
    400pt / 96dpi, which is _quite_ big.
    Options: 
    -r 
      repeat count to be used (default is 1) 
    -s 
      character pixel size (default is 600) 
    -m 
      render monochrome glyphs (default is anti-aliased) 
    -a 
      use smooth anti-aliaser 
    -l 
      force low quality even at small sizes 
    fontname[.ttf|.ttc] 
      Name of the file containing the font to be processed 

  ftview 
    A font viewer that supports hinting and font smoothing. 
    Options: 
    -r R 
      use resolution R dpi (default: 72 dpi) 
    -f index 
      specify first index to display 
    -e enc 
      specify encoding tag (default: no encoding) 
    -D 
      dump cache usage statistics 
    ppem 
      Pointsize of the font 
    fontname[.ttf|.ttc] 
      Name of the file containing the font to be rendered 

  testname 
    Prints the names of the glyphs in a font
    Options: 
    fontname 
      Name of the file containing the font to be processed 


The latest version of the OpenVMS port of Freetype2 should always be 
accessible via 

http://zinser.no-ip.info/vms/sw/freetype2.htmlx