Possible inclusion of TrueType fonts in LibreCAD 2.2.2

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Possible inclusion of TrueType fonts in LibreCAD 2.2.2

arquisa
Hello, my name is Arturo de Jesús, I'm an architect from Mexico, and I'm a frequent user of free software. I've been using LibreCAD for a few years now for some small architectural projects. I'd like to know if it's possible to include TrueType fonts in LibreCAD, like those in the Open Source Community version of QCAD? I must admit that I create some drawings in LibreCAD, but I edit the text in QCAD because of its TrueType fonts. However, the line sizes get messed up when I open them in that software. I feel that the development of version 2.2.2 has progressed well and is very good because LibreCAD feels more fluid and faster. I've tested the Alpha versions, but the only thing I'm still missing is TrueType fonts, as the drawings would have a much higher quality graphic representation.

Greetings from Mexico
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Re: Possible inclusion of TrueType fonts in LibreCAD 2.2.2

dxli
With the foundation of the current viewport framework in 2.2.2, it helps to support rendering of rasterized fonts.

Doing so would mean the dxf file would be incompatible to other CAD programs. It's probably not a big concern.

Of course, using ttf2lff also helps, but probably at performance cost

arquisa wrote
Hello, my name is Arturo de Jesús, I'm an architect from Mexico, and I'm a frequent user of free software. I've been using LibreCAD for a few years now for some small architectural projects. I'd like to know if it's possible to include TrueType fonts in LibreCAD, like those in the Open Source Community version of QCAD? I must admit that I create some drawings in LibreCAD, but I edit the text in QCAD because of its TrueType fonts. However, the line sizes get messed up when I open them in that software. I feel that the development of version 2.2.2 has progressed well and is very good because LibreCAD feels more fluid and faster. I've tested the Alpha versions, but the only thing I'm still missing is TrueType fonts, as the drawings would have a much higher quality graphic representation.

Greetings from Mexico