Posted on 30-Sep-2002 07:37 GMT by Grzegorz Kraszewski | 12 comments View flat View list |
TTEngine (formerly known as ttrender.library) is a fast and quality text rendering engine for AmigaOS usin TrueType fonts.
Here are key features of TTEngine:
o Renders strings (not only single glyphs) with kerning.
o Has string metrics calculation functions.
o Renders to any RastPort in a system friendly manner (JAM1, JAM2, INVERSVID, COMPLEMENT modes supported).
o Works with OCS/ECS/AGA graphics chipsets as well as with graphics cards under CyberGraphX or Picasso96 control (all AGA modes supported including HAM and A2024).
o Optional antialiased text on 16 and 24 bit screens.
o User configurable antialias settings separately for every font face.
o Gamma correction improves the look of dark text on a light background.
o Optional text transparency (adjusted in 256 steps) on 16 and 24 bit screens.
o Supports many 8-bit character encodings and 16-bit Unicode standard.
o Has efficient, system-wide glyph bitmap caching system.
o Font database allows for flexible font files storage and classification.
o Application Programmer Interface highly compatible with graphics.library.
New in V4.1: text transparency, multilanguage font names support.
Read more and download the package from TTengine home page.
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List of all comments to this articleSorted by date, most recent at bottom |
Comment 1 | Don Cox | | 30-Sep-2002 07:40 GMT |
Comment 2 | Grzegorz Kraszewski | | 30-Sep-2002 10:31 GMT |
Comment 3 | Jürgen Schober | | 30-Sep-2002 10:57 GMT |
Comment 4 | Grzegorz Kraszewski | | 30-Sep-2002 12:13 GMT |
Comment 5 | Joe "Floid" Kanowitz | | 30-Sep-2002 12:38 GMT |
Comment 6 | Grzegorz Kraszewski | | 30-Sep-2002 13:30 GMT |
Comment 7 | Don Cox | | 30-Sep-2002 15:22 GMT |
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TTEngine 4.1 : Comment 8 of 12 | ANN.lu |
Posted by Grzegorz Kraszewski on 30-Sep-2002 15:33 GMT | In reply to Comment 7 (Don Cox): The difference about hinting in Type1 and TrueType fonts is significant. Type1 hinting code is contained in the font engine, while TrueType hinting code is contained in a font file. It means every font has its own hinting routines, best fitted for it. When we talk about displaying text with height below 30 pixels, TrueType gives much better results. My main target is good looking text on the screen, the same text on the printer is secondary one. |
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