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Subject: CVS commit: pkgsrc/fonts/fontforge
From: Thomas Klausner
Date: 2020-09-09 12:32:08
Message id: 20200909103208.6FC3AFB28@cvs.NetBSD.org
Log Message:
fontforge: update to 20200314.
Significant changes include the following.
FontForge now has much improved stroke expansion functionality. The main \
change is that it actually works most of the time. New features include support \
for arbitrary convex nibs and the miter-clip and arc join styles from SVG 2. All \
functionality is accessible from the Python and native APIs. (By @skef.)
Remove overlap handles certain important edge cases better. (By @skef and \
@frank-trampe.)
The Python API now has a function called genericGlyphChange that matches the \
"Change Glyph" command in the GUI. See #4133 for more details. (By \
@skef.)
The Python API now has functions for getting Unicode script and for \
interrogating glyph boundaries. (By @ctrlcctrlv.)
One can now use text flags (rather than just numerical flags) when opening a \
font file via the Python API. (By @skef.)
UFO import now outputs the note field properly. (By @skef.)
SVG import is much more robust. (By @skef.)
We have dropped most gnulib and autotools logic in favor of CMake, which \
dramatically simplifies the build system and just as dramatically improves build \
time. (By @jtanx.)
As part of the switch to CMake, per the deprecation of Python 2, and per the \
lack of objections to the proposal on the mailing list, we have dropped support \
for building FontForge with Python 2 support. The non-build-system Python 2 code \
remains, but it is neither tested nor maintained nor supported and is likely to \
follow a trajectory of decay and then removal.
Documentation is now rendered in Sphinx, which makes maintenance and \
improvement easier. (By @jtanx.)
Translations now happen on crowdin, which makes contributions easier. (By \
@jtanx.)
We got such a contribution for Croatian. (By @milotype.)
Character view point coloring is more consistent, and preview fills support \
transparency. (By @skef.)
The user can now move and close tabs in the character view. (By @ctrlcctrlv.)
The metrics view now allows for entry of negative kerning values and runs a \
bit more smoothly. (By @ctrlcctrlv.)
There is now a warning when a user is about to discard an unsaved script. \
(By @ctrlcctrlv.)
We fixed bugs all over, as always, with particular attention given to the \
metrics view, Python, Spiro, and high-resolution displays.
Notes on build system changes:
libgutils and libgunicode have been combined into libfontforge
libgdraw and libfontforgeexe have been combined into the fontforge \
executable itself
No development files are installed (headers, or pkg-config). This is because \
we do not provide a stable API or ABI to work against, nor are the headers \
actually well configured to be used externally. We are also not aware of any \
maintained product that compiles against FontForge itself.
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