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From: petri@digiw.UUCP (Petri Alhola)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Polygon filling and scalable fonts
Keywords: Filling , FOnts
Message-ID: <1184@digiw.UUCP>
Date: 7 May 90 18:30:52 GMT
Organization: Digiware Oy Helsinki , Finland
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 I have been implementing package, that draws scalable rotatable 
 fonts with X11. I use vector/spline outline fonts converted from
 some Postscript fonts. Currently program draws finely non filled 
 outline fonts, but i have some problems with filling.

 If i like to draw O character, it is descripted with two separate
 paths or outlines, one outside and one inside. These two are non connected
 to each other. In postscript i can use two separate paths and then
 fill operator. If i like to use XFillPolygon it does not allow giving
 two separate outlines to it. Of course i can do it by drawing inside
 path with background color fill, but i like that items drawn back
 are still visible from hole like in postscript. 

 Other question, is there any PD outline fonts, that i can give with 
 this program, or doses i need to some way convert X11 fonts to outline.
 
 Is there any plans to make X11 extension supporting scalable ( outline)
 fonts.



 Petri Alhola
 petri@digiw.fi