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Date:	Sun, 21 Nov 2004 15:08:52 PST8
From:	Peter Skye <pskye@peterskye.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: OS2.INI PM_Font_Drivers ?

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Steven Levine wrote:
>
> >-- What determines which DLL to use for a particular font? When a new
> >font is selected, are all three DLLs called and asked if the DLL can
> >handle it? Or is there another OS2.INI entry somewhere that correlates
> >font file extensions to the DLLs?
>
> As I discussed, the PM_Fonts keys do encode the font type in the key
> value.

Mine don't. I only have a null-terminated path in my PM_Fonts keys.
Warp 4 FP 10.

> I would expect the PM subsystem to call each font
> driver and ask it if it understands the font.
> FWIW, Java uses the PM rendering components via a
> JNI interface.

Thanks much.

> If you want to read code, the FreeType code
> is probably a good place to start.

It's now on "the list". :-)

- Peter

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