Hint assignment method and font file construction method
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorAntonius Hellmann
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Abstract
A method of assigning hints for outline-font creation includes a first step of dividing elements having similar outlines into classes, a second step of learning hint assignment by storing hint information which prevails when a hint is assigned by operator operation to a predetermined position of an outline of a representative element (master element) of each class, and a third step of assigning hint information automatically to elements of the class, to which the master element belongs, using learned hint information of the master element.
Claims21
A method of assigning hints for outline-font creation, the method comprising:
- dividing a plurality of character elements into classes of elements having similar outlines;
- learning hint assignments by storing hint information input by an operator for a master element of each class, the hint information indicating a hint and a predetermined position of an outline of the master element;
- and
- assigning hint information for each class to elements of the class, using the learned hint information of the master element of the class.
A font-file construction method for outline-font creation, the method comprising:
- dividing a collection of parts into groups of parts having similar shapes, the collection of parts corresponding to a character and each part being cut from a corresponding single stroke of the character;
- constructing a part-group data section including a part group for each of one or more of the groups, each part group including a header for recording data common to each part in the group and for each part in the group a part-outline block describing an outline of the part;
- and
- constructing a font file from a character code to obtain, for each part, data specifying a position in a part-group data section of a part group to which the part belongs and data specifying a position of a part-outline block of the part in the part group.
An outline-font creation apparatus, comprising:
- a classification unit that divides a plurality of elements comprising a character into a plurality of classes, each element corresponding to one of the classes;
- and
- an assignment unit that, for each class, assigns hint information to each element of the class, the assigned hint information corresponding to learned hint information provided for a master element of the class.
An outline-font creation method, comprising:
- dividing a plurality of elements comprising a character into a plurality of classes, each element corresponding to one of the classes;
- and
- for each class, assigning hint information to each element of the class, the assigned hint information corresponding to learned hint information provided for a master element of the class.
A computer-readable medium encoded with a program for outline-font creation, said program comprising comprising:
- dividing a plurality of elements comprising a character into a plurality of classes, each element corresponding to one of the classes;
- and
- for each class, assigning hint information to each element of the class, the assigned hint information corresponding to learned hint information provided for a master element of the class.
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