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