[jira] [Updated] (COMDEV-67) [GSoC2012] FOP: TrueType fonts in AFP

["Mehdi Houshmand (Updated) (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Mehdi Houshmand updated COMDEV-67:
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    Summary: [GSoC2012] FOP: TrueType fonts in AFP  (was: FOP: TrueType fonts in AFP)
    
> [GSoC2012] FOP: TrueType fonts in AFP
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>
>                 Key: COMDEV-67
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COMDEV-67
>             Project: Community Development
>          Issue Type: New Feature
>          Components: Comdev, Mentoring
>            Reporter: Mehdi Houshmand
>              Labels: GSoC, Mentor, gsoc2012, mentoring
>
> Motivation
> Currently when custom fonts are used for AFP documents the only fonts that are allowed are APF-format specific. Many of these use the antiquated EBCDIC encoding and have license restrictions, which is obviously a serious impediment when using the AFP document format. TrueType and OpenType fonts are a much better supported standard and provide much better freedom in terms of licenses and availability for users. The MOD:CA specification allows TrueType fonts to be used within AFP documents and FOP already provides a library for reading and handling TrueType fonts.
> This project would expose applicants to various specifications (TTF, OTF, AFP, XSL-FO) and would teach them how to design software in enterprise products and adherence to standardized specifications. All code will be written in Java (currently Java5).
> Mentor: Mehdi Houshmand (mehdi@apache.org)

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