servo / servo/font-kit

It is possible to use font-kit to render glyphs in an HTML5 canvas using WebAssembly (WASM)

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Description

I got two solution

  1. might use text rendered in canvas as glyph texture. no font need to be downloaded.
  2. might use downloaded font file with freetype wasm to raster the font.

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Research direction

The issue only outlines two possible approaches: rendering text as glyph textures in an HTML5 canvas or using a downloaded font with FreeType WebAssembly. No files, entry points, or tests are named; first determine which approach the project can support and define a concrete completion criterion.

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Assessment

Tech stack
html, rust, wasm
Domain
computer-graphics, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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