freetype2_lib 1.3

Short:        Shared freetype2.library package
Author:       AROS Team, AmigaOS3 compile by Georg Steger <georg.steger@rolmail.net>, packaged by Andreas Falkenhahn
Uploader:     Andreas Falkenhahn <andreas airsoftsoftwair de>
Type:         util/libs
Version:      1.3
Requires:     68020
Architecture: m68k-amigaos >= 3.0

freetype2 for AmigaOS3
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freetype2.library is the de facto standard for using true type fonts on MorphOS,
AROS, and AmigaOS4. MorphOS' and AROS' freetype2.library uses the same code. On
OS4 the library is called ft2.library and has been developed in isolation from
the AROS and MorphOS libraries. However, all three libraries use the freetype2
engine (www.freetype.org)
as the true type kernel.

freetype2.library is just a font engine for the bullet API defined by Commodore.
This means that all programs which can handle bullet API compatible font engines
are now also magically able to handle true type fonts. You can add and remove
fonts to the system by using the FTManager program which is also included in
this package.

This package comes with freetype2.library, FTManager, and some popular free
fonts from Bitstream (Vera Sans, Vera Serif, Vera Mono). These fonts also come
with AmigaOS4, MorphOS, and AROS so it is good to have them on your AmigaOS3
system too because they have become somewhat of a standard now. Not a standard
like topaz/8 but still. ;-)

For convenience's sake an installer has been included which will simply copy
freetype2.library to LIBS:, FTManager to Sys:System and the bonus fonts to
FONTS:.

This version of freetype2.library is a port of the AROS freetype2.library. The
AmigaOS3 versions of freetype2.library and FTManager was compiled by Georg
Steger <georg.steger@rolmail.net>. This package and the installer were put
together by Andreas Falkenhahn <andreas@airsoftsoftwair.de>.