Re: [Fontforge-devel] simplification and extrema

[George W. <gw...@si...>]

On Sun, 2005-01-30 at 01:32, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> the T1 specification says:
> 
>   It is not necessary to place an endpoint at extremes of very small
>   curves such as the tips of curved serifs.
> 
> Can I ask fontforge to do that, this is, making C-S-X add extrema only
> at places which `need' them?
A further complication is that in truetype, Apple says:
        A glyph outline should have points on extrema.
So even "very small curves" need such points if they are at one of the
glyph's extremum...