Werner Lemberg | 39ce3ac | 2017-09-16 19:08:17 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | FreeType 2.8.1 |
| 2 | ============== |
David Turner | 85d260f | 2001-03-24 00:56:26 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 3 | |
Werner Lemberg | 29f1a92 | 2013-04-27 09:46:10 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 4 | Homepage: http://www.freetype.org |
| 5 | |
Werner Lemberg | cecf93e | 2013-05-08 11:39:16 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 6 | FreeType is a freely available software library to render fonts. |
| 7 | |
| 8 | It is written in C, designed to be small, efficient, highly |
| 9 | customizable, and portable while capable of producing high-quality |
| 10 | output (glyph images) of most vector and bitmap font formats. |
| 11 | |
Werner Lemberg | 68a15eb | 2006-01-28 07:30:58 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 12 | Please read the docs/CHANGES file, it contains IMPORTANT |
| 13 | INFORMATION. |
Werner Lemberg | 1429db6 | 2001-04-02 23:54:01 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 14 | |
Werner Lemberg | 29f1a92 | 2013-04-27 09:46:10 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 15 | Read the files `docs/INSTALL*' for installation instructions; see |
| 16 | the file `docs/LICENSE.TXT' for the available licenses. |
Werner Lemberg | b2874fd | 2011-11-05 08:39:58 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 17 | |
Werner Lemberg | fd74ec6 | 2006-05-12 04:00:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 18 | The FreeType 2 API reference is located in `docs/reference'; use the |
Werner Lemberg | 0c1d62d | 2014-01-05 21:56:17 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 19 | file `ft2-toc.html' as the top entry point. Additional |
Werner Lemberg | fd74ec6 | 2006-05-12 04:00:44 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 20 | documentation is available as a separate package from our sites. Go |
| 21 | to |
David Turner | 85d260f | 2001-03-24 00:56:26 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 22 | |
Werner Lemberg | 8439fe8 | 2006-03-21 21:04:33 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 23 | http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/ |
| 24 | |
| 25 | and download one of the following files. |
| 26 | |
Werner Lemberg | 39ce3ac | 2017-09-16 19:08:17 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 27 | freetype-doc-2.8.1.tar.bz2 |
| 28 | freetype-doc-2.8.1.tar.gz |
| 29 | ftdoc281.zip |
Werner Lemberg | 1429db6 | 2001-04-02 23:54:01 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 30 | |
Werner Lemberg | 29f1a92 | 2013-04-27 09:46:10 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 31 | To view the documentation online, go to |
| 32 | |
| 33 | http://www.freetype.org/freetype2/documentation.html |
| 34 | |
| 35 | |
| 36 | Mailing Lists |
| 37 | ============= |
| 38 | |
| 39 | The preferred way of communication with the FreeType team is using |
| 40 | e-mail lists. |
| 41 | |
| 42 | general use and discussion: freetype@nongnu.org |
| 43 | engine internals, porting, etc.: freetype-devel@nongnu.org |
| 44 | announcements: freetype-announce@nongnu.org |
Werner Lemberg | 0e60b67 | 2015-07-28 06:44:40 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 45 | git repository tracker: freetype-commit@nongnu.org |
Werner Lemberg | 29f1a92 | 2013-04-27 09:46:10 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 46 | |
| 47 | The lists are moderated; see |
| 48 | |
| 49 | http://www.freetype.org/contact.html |
| 50 | |
| 51 | how to subscribe. |
| 52 | |
David Turner | 90839fa | 2002-02-20 21:49:59 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 53 | |
Werner Lemberg | a16c4a7 | 2003-04-21 13:30:27 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 54 | Bugs |
| 55 | ==== |
David Turner | 90839fa | 2002-02-20 21:49:59 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 56 | |
Werner Lemberg | 9492668 | 2014-12-06 07:11:44 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 57 | Please submit bug reports at |
Werner Lemberg | 68a15eb | 2006-01-28 07:30:58 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 58 | |
| 59 | https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?group=freetype |
David Turner | 90839fa | 2002-02-20 21:49:59 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 60 | |
Werner Lemberg | 9492668 | 2014-12-06 07:11:44 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 61 | Alternatively, you might report bugs by e-mail to |
| 62 | `freetype-devel@nongnu.org'. Don't forget to send a detailed |
| 63 | explanation of the problem -- there is nothing worse than receiving |
| 64 | a terse message that only says `it doesn't work'. |
| 65 | |
David Turner | 90839fa | 2002-02-20 21:49:59 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 66 | |
Werner Lemberg | 1429db6 | 2001-04-02 23:54:01 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 67 | Enjoy! |
David Turner | 85d260f | 2001-03-24 00:56:26 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 68 | |
| 69 | |
Werner Lemberg | 1429db6 | 2001-04-02 23:54:01 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 70 | The FreeType Team |
Werner Lemberg | 60a04df | 2005-06-04 23:04:30 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 71 | |
| 72 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 73 | |
Werner Lemberg | 563ae78 | 2017-01-04 20:16:34 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 74 | Copyright 2006-2017 by |
Werner Lemberg | 60a04df | 2005-06-04 23:04:30 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 75 | David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg. |
| 76 | |
Werner Lemberg | 68a15eb | 2006-01-28 07:30:58 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 77 | This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used, |
| 78 | modified, and distributed under the terms of the FreeType project |
Werner Lemberg | 60a04df | 2005-06-04 23:04:30 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 79 | license, LICENSE.TXT. By continuing to use, modify, or distribute |
| 80 | this file you indicate that you have read the license and understand |
| 81 | and accept it fully. |
| 82 | |
| 83 | |
| 84 | --- end of README --- |