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Unicode Standard
Official Unicode website.
Font Rasterization
A reasonably good explanation of the font rasterization process.
SVG
Scalable Vector Graphics — an XML-based vector image format for two-dimensional graphics with support for interactivity and animation.
W3C SVG Working Group
The W3C SVG Working Group developed and now maintains the SVG format.
OpenType
An overview of the OpenType font format.
TrueType
An overview of the TrueType font format.
PostScript fonts
An overview of Adobe's numerous PostScript font formats.
Microsoft Typography
Microsoft typography site with information, specifications and tools to support TrueType and OpenType font development.
Apple's Font Format Specifications
Apple's Font Format Specifications
Microsoft Open Type Format Specifications
Microsoft Open Type Format Specifications
PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
A bitmap image format utilized by D-Type PowerDoc Editor, D-Type PowerDoc For Java and D-Type PowerDoc For ASP & .NET.
libpng
The official PNG reference library. It supports almost all PNG features, is extensible, and has been extensively tested for over 18 years.
JPEG (named after the Joint Photographic Experts Group)
A bitmap image format utilized by D-Type PowerDoc Editor, D-Type PowerDoc For Java and D-Type PowerDoc For ASP & .NET.
Independent JPEG Group
An informal group that writes and distributes a widely used free library for JPEG image compression.
Vector Magic
A popular bitmap-to-vector conversion program. Vectorized photographs and illustrations produced by this program typically contains hundreds or thousands of adjacent contours and, as a result, looks absolutely amazing when rendered using D-Type Direct Color Rasterizer.
zlib
A popular general purpose compression library.
ICU LayoutEngine
ICU LayoutEngine website.
HarfBuzz
HarfBuzz text shaping engine website.
TLSF (The Two-Level Segregate Fit Allocator)
This is an optional memory allocator that can be used with D-Type engines. It is fast, efficient and particularly suitable for embedded and/or real-time systems.