Will XeTeX or LuaTeX support COLR table in OpenType fonts?
Announced at the Microsoft //build conference:
A data structure, implemented as a new 'COLR' table in OpenType, breaks down the base glyph into a separate set of glyphs, each with its own z-order and single color reference. The color references are handled has palette indices, with a separate table, 'CPAL' in OpenType that resolves the RGBA colors actually used for the glyph.
Video here: http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2013/3-191 Original announcement on Typophile: http://typophile.com/node/104174 William -- William Adams senior graphic designer Fry Communications Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.
On 13-08-30 15:01, William Adams wrote:
Announced at the Microsoft //build conference:
A data structure, implemented as a new 'COLR' table in OpenType, breaks down the base glyph into a separate set of glyphs, each with its own z-order and single color reference. The color references are handled has palette indices, with a separate table, 'CPAL' in OpenType that resolves the RGBA colors actually used for the glyph. Video here: http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2013/3-191
Original announcement on Typophile: http://typophile.com/node/104174 There is, in fact, a number of emerging technologies for multicolor font support. Currently, there are proposals from Apple, Google, Microsoft and Adobe/Mozilla on the table. Each proposal has its advantages and disadvantages, and aspects that distinguish them from the other proposals.
I have summarized the proposals and provided an analysis here: http://typophile.com/node/105612 Regards, Adam Twardoch -- May success attend your efforts, -- Adam Twardoch (Remove "list." from e-mail address to contact me directly.)
On 8/30/2013 3:01 PM, William Adams wrote:
Announced at the Microsoft //build conference:
A data structure, implemented as a new 'COLR' table in OpenType, breaks down the base glyph into a separate set of glyphs, each with its own z-order and single color reference. The color references are handled has palette indices, with a separate table, 'CPAL' in OpenType that resolves the RGBA colors actually used for the glyph.
Video here: http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2013/3-191
Original announcement on Typophile: http://typophile.com/node/104174
i can only speak for luatex but it looks like layering so it's doable (in fact, we have been doing that with the cow font already so taco could probably make a test font quite fast) anyhow, as i see no public free font for testing we'll just wait and see what happens .. it doesn't sound that new and demanding (and in luatex it would end up as feature in the font handler and not in the core engine) Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | voip: 087 875 68 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------
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