Re: [ANN] FreeType Plus release -- Can't get to work on Win2k

> Sheesh..  Total, utter, maximum Gorgeousity.  Thank you Andy, thank
> you.  This really lurches the look of my image forward a big step.
>
> I spent the whole day looking at my fonts.  I never thought it would
> happen, but I found something I like (a lot) better than Verdana for
> the code font.  It's called "Tw Cen MT (OpenType)" which I guess is
> "Twentieth Century".
>
> The Century fonts for other stuff are really gorgeous too.
>
> I got a new computer a couple of months of go with a high-res screen,
> so I'm enjoying "big" (>= 14-point) fonts with "no hinting".  It's
> high contrast and no jaggies at all.
>
> Thanks again!
>   Chris
>
>
> On 4/28/07, Andrew Tween <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > This is an official announcement that the FreeType Plus packages are now
> > released.
> >
> > You can download from SqueakMap, or via the Package Universe within a developer
> > Squeak (squeak-dev) image.
> >
> > I will be documenting various aspects of this on the wiki; at present you can
> > view some screenshots, and read some preliminary descriptions, at
> > http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/5984
> >
> > It will work, to varying degrees, on Windows (98, 2000, XP, & Vista); Linux
> > (OpenSUSE, Fedora, Ubuntu, etc.); and Mac OS X.
> >
> > It requires an FT2Plugin, which is shipped with the Mac VM, and is available for
> > Windows/Linux via the FreeType Plus (plugins installer) package.
> >
> > To enable sub-pixel anti-aliasing, the optional, and separate, FreeType Plus
> > (sub-pixel anti-aliasing) package must be installed.
> > This requires a modified BitBltPlugin. This is currently available for
> > Windows/Linux only, and is installed via the FreeType Plus (plugins installer)
> > package. If anybody wishes to attempt compile it for Macs, then please let me
> > know.
> >
> > Rather than try to describe everything, and anticipate every question in
> > advance, I would rather wait to see how people get on with installing/using it,
> > and then update and improve the documentation accordingly. So, if you have
> > problems, then please let me know; and if you have success then that would be
> > nice to hear about too :)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Andy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

> I'm on win2k pro and as soon as I install the DLLs from the Universe
> Browser, the Squeak screen goes black and the processor pegs 100%. If
> I press Ctrl+., the processor relents, but I don't get a refresh.
>
> Troubleshooting steps:
>
> Started with fresh Win32 download and Damien's squeak-web-118.image.
> Open Package Universe Browser.
> When the Preamble progress bar appears for Installing FreeType Plugins
> 0.13, Squeak stops responding. If I bring another window across it, it
> doesn't redraw the screen.
>
> At this point, I kill the Squeak process (after waiting several
> minutes). Looking in the Squeak directory, I see I have a package
> cache from the Universe Browser and these files copied in:
>
> BitBltPlugin.dll
> freetype6.dll
> ft2plugin.dll
> msvcr71.dll
> credits.txt
>
> Restarting any Squeak image at this point will show only a blank
> screen (tried several of mine and Squeak3.9-final-7067.image). So I
> think something isn't working at the VM level with the plugins.

>
> I also recreated by trying again and only installing the Plugins. Same result.
>
> I also tried clearing out my fonts (fell back to Arial, Times New
> Roman, Courier, Symbol, and Wingdings, a la Windows 3.1; albeit with
> OpenType). Also tried rebooting (I am on Windows).
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
>
> , starting any squeak image (even if I copy back an image without
>
> On 5/1/07, Chris Muller <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > Sheesh..  Total, utter, maximum Gorgeousity.  Thank you Andy, thank
> > you.  This really lurches the look of my image forward a big step.
> >
> > I spent the whole day looking at my fonts.  I never thought it would
> > happen, but I found something I like (a lot) better than Verdana for
> > the code font.  It's called "Tw Cen MT (OpenType)" which I guess is
> > "Twentieth Century".
> >
> > The Century fonts for other stuff are really gorgeous too.
> >
> > I got a new computer a couple of months of go with a high-res screen,
> > so I'm enjoying "big" (>= 14-point) fonts with "no hinting".  It's
> > high contrast and no jaggies at all.
> >
> > Thanks again!
> >   Chris
> >
> >
> > On 4/28/07, Andrew Tween <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > > This is an official announcement that the FreeType Plus packages are now
> > > released.
> > >
> > > You can download from SqueakMap, or via the Package Universe within a

> > > nice to hear about too :)
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Andy
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

> Hi David,
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Mitchell" <[hidden email]>
> To: <[hidden email]>; "The general-purpose Squeak developers list"
> <[hidden email]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 2:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [ANN] FreeType Plus release -- Can't get to work on Win2k
>
>
> > I'm on win2k pro and as soon as I install the DLLs from the Universe
> > Browser, the Squeak screen goes black and the processor pegs 100%. If
> > I press Ctrl+., the processor relents, but I don't get a refresh.
> >
> > Troubleshooting steps:
> >
> > Started with fresh Win32 download and Damien's squeak-web-118.image.
> > Open Package Universe Browser.
> > When the Preamble progress bar appears for Installing FreeType Plugins
> > 0.13, Squeak stops responding. If I bring another window across it, it
> > doesn't redraw the screen.
> >
> > At this point, I kill the Squeak process (after waiting several
> > minutes). Looking in the Squeak directory, I see I have a package
> > cache from the Universe Browser and these files copied in:
> >
> > BitBltPlugin.dll
> > freetype6.dll
> > ft2plugin.dll
> > msvcr71.dll
> > credits.txt
> >
> > Restarting any Squeak image at this point will show only a blank
> > screen (tried several of mine and Squeak3.9-final-7067.image). So I
> > think something isn't working at the VM level with the plugins.
>
> Make sure that you are using the 3.9.2 Windows VM.
> (to check this, click on the Mouse icon at the top left to bing up the system
> menu. Then choose VM Preferences>>Display Version Information)
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
>
> >
> > I also recreated by trying again and only installing the Plugins. Same result.
> >
> > I also tried clearing out my fonts (fell back to Arial, Times New
> > Roman, Courier, Symbol, and Wingdings, a la Windows 3.1; albeit with
> > OpenType). Also tried rebooting (I am on Windows).
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
> >
> > , starting any squeak image (even if I copy back an image without
> >
> > On 5/1/07, Chris Muller <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > > Sheesh..  Total, utter, maximum Gorgeousity.  Thank you Andy, thank
> > > you.  This really lurches the look of my image forward a big step.
> > >
> > > I spent the whole day looking at my fonts.  I never thought it would
> > > happen, but I found something I like (a lot) better than Verdana for
> > > the code font.  It's called "Tw Cen MT (OpenType)" which I guess is
> > > "Twentieth Century".
> > >
> > > The Century fonts for other stuff are really gorgeous too.
> > >
> > > I got a new computer a couple of months of go with a high-res screen,
> > > so I'm enjoying "big" (>= 14-point) fonts with "no hinting".  It's
> > > high contrast and no jaggies at all.
> > >
> > > Thanks again!
> > >   Chris
> > >
> > >
> > > On 4/28/07, Andrew Tween <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > > > This is an official announcement that the FreeType Plus packages are now
> > > > released.
> > > >
> > > > You can download from SqueakMap, or via the Package Universe within a
> developer
> > > > Squeak (squeak-dev) image.
> > > >
> > > > I will be documenting various aspects of this on the wiki; at present you
> can
> > > > view some screenshots, and read some preliminary descriptions, at
> > > > http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/5984
> > > >
> > > > It will work, to varying degrees, on Windows (98, 2000, XP, & Vista);
> Linux
> > > > (OpenSUSE, Fedora, Ubuntu, etc.); and Mac OS X.
> > > >
> > > > It requires an FT2Plugin, which is shipped with the Mac VM, and is
> available for
> > > > Windows/Linux via the FreeType Plus (plugins installer) package.
> > > >
> > > > To enable sub-pixel anti-aliasing, the optional, and separate, FreeType
> Plus
> > > > (sub-pixel anti-aliasing) package must be installed.
> > > > This requires a modified BitBltPlugin. This is currently available for
> > > > Windows/Linux only, and is installed via the FreeType Plus (plugins
> installer)
> > > > package. If anybody wishes to attempt compile it for Macs, then please let
> me
> > > > know.
> > > >
> > > > Rather than try to describe everything, and anticipate every question in
> > > > advance, I would rather wait to see how people get on with
> installing/using it,
> > > > and then update and improve the documentation accordingly. So, if you have
> > > > problems, then please let me know; and if you have success then that would
> be
> > > > nice to hear about too :)
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Andy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>

> > screen.
>
> Hm ... yes that's entirely possible. It would happen if you implicitly
> use the latest proxy version (which has been bumped a couple of times).
> You could try to compile with an older version instead (just #define
> VM_PROXY_MINOR to be the least version with which it compiles).
>
> > I think I should alter the installer to check the current VM version before
> > copying the BitBltPlugin into the executable dir.
> > The best check I can come up with (for Windows) is ...
> >
> >     SmalltalkImage current vmVersion ~= 'Squeak3.7 of ''4 September 2004''
> > [latest update: #5989]'
> >
> > Is there a better check that would also work for custom built VMs?
>
> No, unfortunately there isn't. We should add that information, too.