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Subject: Re: [geda-user] [pcb-rnd] ISO 3098 osifont, dwarven rune and Klingon
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   Wow.  I can see I'm not the only one doing a lot of drinking this 
weekend. ;)

            -dave

On 04/01/2017 11:29 AM, Erich Heinzle (a1039181 AT gmail DOT com) [via 
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> In keeping with the monthly feature release schedule for pcb-rnd, on
> April 1, 2017, the gEDA PCB fork pcb-rnd released new features
> designed to enhance backwards compatibility, improve compliance with
> ISO  3098, and anticipate future needs of users.
>
> The ASCII character set has been ported from the ISO 3098 compatible
> open font osifont to the new pcb-rnd polygonal glyph format, to allow
> its use in PCB layouts.
>
> This complements the existing stroked default font, as well as the
> stroked Hershey Sans 1 Stroke Font, also available for use within
> pcb-rnd.
>
> The commitment to ongoing support for legacy users has been cemented
> with the addition of a Runic font, believed to be popular among
> Numenoreans who, it is thought, continue to use awk, C89, and at
> times, scheme.
>
> Looking forwards to future users, and in particular, the Treaty of
> Organia in 2267, a Klingon pIqaD HaSta font has also been ported to
> pcb-rnd.
>
> pcb-rnd retains support for the traditional gEDA PCB font file format,
> as well as the new, more fully featured lihata (.lht) file format
> which supports lines, arcs and polygons within font glyphs.
>
> For further details, see:
>
> http://vk5hse.blogspot.com.au/2017/03/iso-3098-cad-compatible-font-support.html
>


-- 
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA