[Gl4java-development] Re: true type font with GL4Java

[Sven G. <sgo...@ja...>]

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On Friday 02 February 2001 16:56, you wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm a new user of GL4Java, and I think it's really great. Thanks for all
> the job you done.
>
> I would know if it is possible to use True type fonts, to write text (like
> in the Nehe's tutorial, using wglUseFontBitmap function).
> Is it possible to create a new dll, to use this function (wgl...), or I
> just can't, and have to use the few fonts available with GLUTFont.
>
> Thanxs a lot
>
> Franck Delache

Well currently you can not - you can only use GLUTFont !

Especially a future mapping of a non portable "wgl*" functions
does not fit into GL4Java's platform independed design !

I forward / CC this message to the mailinglists, 
because you are right:

	GL4Java needs TrueType Font Solution
		- Platform independend
			- May use XFree86 4.0 TrueType features
			- May use Win32 TrueType features
			- May use MacOS TrueType features 
				- does they exist ?
		 But the implementation and API must exist on 
		all platforms ..

	Who is willing to do so ? -> Of course in LGPL style,
	to being integrated into GL4Java's package.

Yours, Sven

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