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diff --git a/doc/reference/text.rst b/doc/reference/text.rst index 58a0e7d..b0a261f 100644 --- a/doc/reference/text.rst +++ b/doc/reference/text.rst @@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ use. +class FreeTypeFontFace(:class:`FontFace`) +========================================= + +FreeType Fonts - Font support for FreeType. + +The FreeType font backend is primarily used to render text on GNU/Linux +systems, but can be used on other platforms too. + + .. note:: FreeType Fonts are not implemented in pycairo because there is no open source Python bindings to FreeType (and fontconfig) that provides a C API. This a possible project idea for anyone interested in adding FreeType support to pycairo. + + class ToyFontFace(:class:`FontFace`) ==================================== @@ -93,6 +104,19 @@ The *cairo.ToyFontFace* class can be used instead of :meth:`Context.select_font_ .. versionadded:: 1.8.4 +class UserFontFace(:class:`FontFace`) +===================================== + +The user-font feature allows the cairo user to provide drawings for glyphs in +a font. This is most useful in implementing fonts in non-standard formats, +like SVG fonts and Flash fonts, but can also be used by games and other +application to draw "funky" fonts. + + .. note:: UserFontFace support has not (yet) been added to pycairo. If you + need this feature in pycairo register your interest by sending a message + to the cairo mailing list, or by opening a pycairo bug report. + + class ScaledFont() ================== |