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Document Font Rendering (TTF, BDF) - Value 4 #104

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Concept: Font Rendering (TTF, BDF)

Value: 4 (Important - Text rendering)

What it is: Font rendering system supporting TrueType and BDF fonts

Key files:

  • gui/src/font/org/jnode/font/ttf/TrueTypeFont.java
  • gui/src/font/org/jnode/font/bdf/BDFParser.java

Bridges: GUI, Fonts, Text rendering


Documentation Requirements

For Value 4 (Important):

  1. Update ALL 4 sections of the index (index.md):

    • Pages Table: Add new page in alphabetical order
    • Concepts → Pages: Add the page name. Also add discovered Technical Terms (e.g., "TrueType", "BDF")
    • Source Path → Pages: Map gui/src/font/ to the new page
    • Task Routing: Add to relevant developer task categories with meaningful routing ideas (1-3 entries)
  2. Update Glossary: Add 1-sentence definition for any new project-specific term

  3. Broader Search: Search for related "Helper", "Manager", "Layout", or "Constants" classes (e.g., glyph cache, font metrics)

Skill Reference

Use update-wiki skill for wiki maintenance workflow


Related Concepts (from index.md)

  • [[GUI-AWT]]
  • [[AWT-Peer-Implementation]]

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