Frederik De Bleser is announcing that opentype.js with version number 0.4.10 is already available to download.
What is opentype.js ?
opentype.js is Parse OpenType and TrueType fonts, exporting their details to a JavaScript API, allowing developers to use them inside their Web apps .
opentype.js is an open source JavaScript library that can parse font information from the source, meaning the font files themselves.The library supports OpenType and TrueType fonts, allowing developers to read data like:- font glyph paths- font glyph points- font metrics- kerning detailsBesides these, the library also supports OpenType (glyf) shapes, PostScript (cff) shapes, and composite glyphs.Once these details exported from the font, they can be modified in JavaScript and optionally written back to a font file. This allows developers to create new font files using JavaScript alone.opentype.js works with both client-side (browsers) and server-side (Node.js) environments.
This is changelog for opentype.js version 0.4.10 :
- Fix issues with exporting/subsetting TrueType fonts.
- Improve validness of exported fonts.
- Empty paths (think: space) no longer contain a single closePath command.
- Fix issues with exporting fonts with TrueType half-point values.
You can read the complete changelog and also download this latest version on their homepage: nodebox.github.io
