[Cuis] Fixed-Width Font

[Dan Norton]

On 3 Aug 2015 at 22:52, Dan Norton wrote:

> On 3 Aug 2015 at 21:51, Juan Vuletich wrote:
> 
> > On 03/08/2015 09:08 p.m., Dan Norton wrote:
> > > On 3 Aug 2015 at 15:59, Juan Vuletich wrote:
> > >
> > >> 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.
> > >>
> > > OK, the package works as far as choosing fonts from a list.
> How
> > the list is derived is not
> > > clear. Inconsolata is not on it. The chosen font can be used
> in
> > ListMorphs. The thing which
> > > eludes me here is the same in the other environs: How to write
> a
> > .bmp file containing the
> > > glyphs. That problem was the reason for pursuing FreeType and
> > OpenGL. I see the
> > > characters displayed in the pane. They are drawn correctly.
> Where
> > are the glyphs?
> > >
> > >   - Dan
> > 
> > When you open that image, you see a browser open on a method
> called
> > #export. Some text is already selected. Before the selected text
> it
> > says 
> > "Set FreeType preferences" and "Create a folder named AAFonts".
> The
> > selected text does "FreeTypeFontProvider current
> updateFromSystem."
> > . 
> > This loads your Windows / MacOS fonts into the image. Then follows
> a
> > lists of fonts. Those fonts must be available to the system. The
> > rest of 
> > the selected code does the export, saving the bmp and txt files.
> To
> > export Inconsolata, or any other font, first load it into your
> > Windows 
> > or MacOS system, then add it to the list, then export.
> > 
> > I thought all this was self-explanatory...
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Juan Vuletich
> 
> If a font name is not in the system, the image crashes. Only a
> reboot recovers.
> 
> It is not possible to create a new file in the AAFonts directory. It
> is possible in the current 
> directory however.
> 
> I'm going to restore my system to before Visual Studio et al. There
> is too much wierdness.
>
Hi Juan,

After the restore and after extracting again the two zip files from your dropbox there remain 
fundamental problems. In FreeTypeFont>>export the following statement results in nothing 
written to AAFonts directory:

n := 'AAFonts', FileDirectory slash, face familyName, '-', emph asString , '-', pointSize 
printString.

If changed to spell out the complete path as follows, some of the .bmp and .txt files are 
written to AAFonts before other problems arise:

n :=  '\cuis\pharo\Squeak4.10.2-2612\AAFonts\', face familyName, '-', emph asString , '-', 
pointSize printString.

 - Dan