libfreetype6 binary package in Ubuntu RTM 14.09 amd64
The FreeType project is a team of volunteers who develop free,
portable and high-quality software solutions for digital typography.
They specifically target embedded systems and focus on bringing small,
efficient and ubiquitous products.
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The FreeType 2 library is their new software font engine. It has been
designed to provide the following important features:
* A universal and simple API to manage font files
* Support for several font formats through loadable modules
* High-quality anti-aliasing
* High portability & performance
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Supported font formats include:
* TrueType files (.ttf) and collections (.ttc)
* Type 1 font files both in ASCII (.pfa) or binary (.pfb) format
* Type 1 Multiple Master fonts. The FreeType 2 API also provides
routines to manage design instances easily
* Type 1 CID-keyed fonts
* OpenType/CFF (.otf) fonts
* CFF/Type 2 fonts
* Adobe CEF fonts (.cef), used to embed fonts in SVG documents with
the Adobe SVG viewer plugin.
* Windows FNT/FON bitmap fonts
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This package contains the files needed to run programs that use the
FreeType 2 library.
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Home Page: http://
Authors: David Turner <david.
Robert Wilhelm <robert.
Werner Lemberg <werner.
Publishing history
Date | Status | Target | Component | Section | Priority | Phased updates | Version | ||
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2014-08-08 13:30:53 UTC | Published | Ubuntu RTM 14.09 amd64 | release | main | libs | Optional | 2.5.2-1ubuntu5 | ||
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