rhino64 at postmail.ch
2011-Sep-28 09:16 UTC
[Fontconfig] Virtual font to access multiple characters
Hi All, I would have some kind of virtual font to access multiple glyphs located in differrent physical fonts. This is useful for instance to have the roman glyphs in one fonts while the greek in an other font. I have googled and look (briefly) in the mailing list archive, but I have just found some mentions that should be possible without some indications how to do it. Any idea ? thanks for your help, regards Alain
Mikhail Gusarov
2011-Sep-28 09:25 UTC
[Fontconfig] Virtual font to access multiple characters
Hey, Twas brillig at 11:16:59 28.09.2011 UTC+02 when rhino64 at postmail.ch did gyre and gimble: r> I would have some kind of virtual font to access multiple glyphs r> located in differrent physical fonts. This is useful for instance to r> have the roman glyphs in one fonts while the greek in an other font. Have a look at Pango. This functionality belongs to a layer above fontconfig. -- http://fossarchy.blogspot.com/ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 835 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/fontconfig/attachments/20110928/24c8a169/attachment.pgp>
Behdad Esfahbod
2011-Sep-28 14:22 UTC
[Fontconfig] Virtual font to access multiple characters
On 09/28/11 05:16, rhino64 at postmail.ch wrote:> Hi All, > I would have some kind of virtual font to access multiple > glyphs located in differrent physical fonts. This is useful for instance > to have the roman glyphs in one fonts while the greek in an other > font.Where do you want this? In your own code? Then just code it that way. Standard way to do this with fontconfig is to use FcFontSort() and use the ordered list of fonts returned to get whatever you want. behdad> I have googled and look (briefly) in the mailing list archive, but I have just found > some mentions that should be possible without some indications how to do it. > > Any idea ? > > thanks for your help, > > regards > > Alain > _______________________________________________ > Fontconfig mailing list > Fontconfig at lists.freedesktop.org > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/fontconfig >