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Re: [ft-devel] Want to work on a project to add support for the 'SVG ' O
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Werner LEMBERG |
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Re: [ft-devel] Want to work on a project to add support for the 'SVG ' OpenType table to render color fonts. |
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Tue, 08 Jan 2019 16:43:10 +0100 (CET) |
Hello Alekh!
> I am a Computer Science Engineering student interested to work on
> the the project to *add support for 'SVG' OpenType table to render
> color fonts*. [...]
Great!
> I want to evaluate the various SVG libraries which are freely
> available to check which fits the job. And work on its integration
> into *freetype*. I will like to work on this as my GSoC 2019
> project.
Hold your horses! In the end of February we know whether FreeType
will participate at GSoC.
> But i will still like to work on the development of *freetype
> *irrespective of whether it is my GSoC project or not.
Nothing prevents you from starting your work immediately :-) So please
get acquainted with the topic, read the OpenType specification, etc.,
etc. However, please don't expect as much as guidance as a GSoC
mentor can give.
Werner