[Cuis] Fixed-Width Font

Juan Vuletich juan at jvuletich.org
Mon Aug 3 13:59:47 CDT 2015


On 8/3/2015 1:54 PM, Dan Norton wrote:
> On 29 Jul 2015 at 11:54, Juan Vuletich wrote:
>
>> Hi Dan,
>>
>> I looked for it in old stuff I haven't touched in several years, and
>> found it. Glyph rendering is done by FreeType.
>> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9d5xi3x2lvtrtum/AABy17XMTRmciA44ysM-vuxza
>> ?dl=0
>>
>> This original ran on the Mac I had by then, but with the VM I added,
>> it
>> seems to work ok on Windows. Anyway, there are no guarantees. I
>> didn't
>> try to import the files generated, and for sure you'd need to add
>> glyphs
>> for 128, 129, 130 and 131, to follow the Cuis convention.
>>
>> BTW, I suggest using free fonts, that you can share without concern.
>> DejaVu Sans is a good option. Inconsolata is just great. There are
>> several more free code-oriented monospaced fonts out there.
>>
> I'm trying to get FreeType built and also I did a clone of:
>
> https://github.com/rougier/freetype-gl
>
> Unfortunately when I compile embedded-font.c the following occurs:
>
> fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'vera-16.h': No such file or directory
>
> Do any of you Cexperts know where I can get 'vera-16.h'? Google search produces ads for
> soaps containing aloe vera :-)
>
>   - Dan

Hi Dan,

I can not help you with the build of FreeType , but could you try the 
image I used to build the fonts? You shouldn't need to build anything to 
run it. The FreeType VM plugin is included for both Windows and Mac. I'd 
appreciate any feedback.

Cheers,
Juan Vuletich




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