Re: Removal of plugins and collab from FontForge
T J <[email protected]> Sun, 31 Mar 2019 09:14:31 +0000
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--===============5056368302485232659== Content-Language: en-AU Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_SYAPR01MB30406A43B04EAAB0081C3E57C2540SYAPR01MB3040ausp_" --_000_SYAPR01MB30406A43B04EAAB0081C3E57C2540SYAPR01MB3040ausp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Abraham, Yep, this should have no effect on the python scripting interface, with the= exception of removing the loadPlugin and loadPluginDir methods. I very muc= h doubt anyone uses these; the only FontForge plugin that I know of is gb12= 345, and that=92s been broken for years. Collab was an attempt to allow multiple people to edit the same font at the= same time. It was introduced a few years back, but unfortunately never ful= ly finished. It=92s buggy, unmaintained, and has a reliance on a particular= version of zeromq (where that version of zeromq is also unmaintained). Thanks, Jeremy From: Abraham Lee<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, 31 March 2019 6:35 PM To: FontForge developers' discussions<mailto:[email protected]= rge.net> Cc: Discussion forum for fontforge users<mailto:[email protected]= eforge.net> Subject: Re: [fontforge-devel] Removal of plugins and collab from FontForge Hey, Jeremy! On Sat, Mar 30, 2019 at 10:37 PM T J <[email protected]<mailto:jtanx@outloo= k.com>> wrote: Hi all, To facilitate ongoing changes to FontForge, I am looking at removing these = two features. It is of my understanding that both do not currently work well, if at all, = and are likely to be unused anyway. If that is not the case, I would appreciate it if you got in touch as soon = as possible. I don't think what you're proposing affects the python scripting interface,= but if it does, then I'm 100% against it ;-) If it doesn't affect it, then= I can only say it doesn't affect my work, so go ahead and remove it! Can't= speak for others, though. What was the "collab" feature intended to do? Best, Abraham --_000_SYAPR01MB30406A43B04EAAB0081C3E57C2540SYAPR01MB3040ausp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:sc= hemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/of= fice/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:"Yu Gothic"; panose-1:2 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:"\@Yu Gothic"; panose-1:2 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:#954F72; text-decoration:underline;} code {mso-style-priority:99; font-family:"Courier New";} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;} @page WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-AU" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"#954F72"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hi Abraham,</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Yep, this should have no effect on the python script= ing interface, with the exception of removing the <code><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt">loadPlugin and loadPluginDir </span>= </code>methods. I very much doubt anyone uses these; the only FontForge plu= gin that I know of is gb12345, and that=92s been broken for years.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Collab was an attempt to allow multiple people to ed= it the same font at the same time. It was introduced a few years back, but = unfortunately never fully finished. It=92s buggy, unmaintained, and has a r= eliance on a particular version of zeromq (where that version of zeromq is also unmaintained).</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks,</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Jeremy </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <div style=3D"mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E= 1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"border:none;padding:0cm"><b>From: </b><a hr= ef=3D"mailto:[email protected]">Abraham Lee</a><br> <b>Sent: </b>Sunday, 31 March 2019 6:35 PM<br> <b>To: </b><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">FontFor= ge developers' discussions</a><br> <b>Cc: </b><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">Discuss= ion forum for fontforge users</a><br> <b>Subject: </b>Re: [fontforge-devel] Removal of plugins and collab from Fo= ntForge</p> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hey, Jeremy!<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">On Sat, Mar 30, 2019 at 10:37 PM T J <<a href=3D"= mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <blockquote style=3D"border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0c= m 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"> <div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a= lt:auto">Hi all,</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a= lt:auto"> </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a= lt:auto">To facilitate ongoing changes to FontForge, I am looking at removi= ng these two features. </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a= lt:auto"> </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a= lt:auto">It is of my understanding that both do not currently work well, if= at all, and are likely to be unused anyway.</p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a= lt:auto"> </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-a= lt:auto">If that is <b>not</b> the case, I would appreciate it if you got in touch as soon as p= ossible.</p> </div> </div> </blockquote> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">I don't think what you're proposing affects the pyth= on scripting interface, but if it does, then I'm 100% against it ;-) If it = doesn't affect it, then I can only say it doesn't affect my work, so go ahe= ad and remove it! Can't speak for others, though.<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">What was the "collab" feature intended to = do?<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Abraham<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_SYAPR01MB30406A43B04EAAB0081C3E57C2540SYAPR01MB3040ausp_-- --===============5056368302485232659== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline --===============5056368302485232659== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ fontforge-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fontforge-devel http://fontforge.10959.n7.nabble.com/Developer-f3.html --===============5056368302485232659==--