1 Font::TTFMetrics encapsulates the font metrics of a true type font file. A
2 true type font file contains several tables which need to be parsed before
3 any useful information could be gathered about the font. There is the
4 excellent module for parsing TTF font in CPAN by Martin Hosken, Font::TTF.
5 But in my opinion the use of Font::TTF requires intimate knowledge of TTF
6 font format. This module was written to support the use of TTF in Pastel
7 2D graphics library in Perl. Three factors prompted me to write this
8 module: first, I required a fast module to access TTF file. Second, all
9 the access required was read-only. Last, I wanted a user friendly, higher
10 level API to access TTF file.
12 WWW: http://search.cpan.org/dist/Font-TTFMetrics/