Advanced Font Cache and Region Testing
This release adds a powerful font-face cache system and new APIs for testing whether a point lies within fill, stroke, or clip regions. It improves font management, enables dynamic font selection by family and style, and supports precise hit-testing for interactive graphics.
New APIs and Features
Font-Face Cache System
A complete API for managing and accessing font faces:
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Creation and Lifecycle
plutovg_font_face_cache_create()
plutovg_font_face_cache_reference()
plutovg_font_face_cache_destroy()
plutovg_font_face_cache_reference_count()
plutovg_font_face_cache_reset()
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Manual Addition and Retrieval
plutovg_font_face_cache_add()
Adds a font face with a specified family and style.plutovg_font_face_cache_add_file()
Loads and adds a font face from a specific file.plutovg_font_face_cache_get()
Retrieves a font face matching a given style.
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Bulk Font Loading
plutovg_font_face_cache_load_file()
Loads all faces from a single file.plutovg_font_face_cache_load_dir()
Recursively loads fonts from a directory.plutovg_font_face_cache_load_sys()
Loads system-installed fonts.
Canvas Font Integration
The canvas can now associate and select fonts dynamically using:
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plutovg_canvas_set_font_face_cache()
Assigns a font cache to the canvas. -
plutovg_canvas_get_font_face_cache()
Retrieves the current cache from the canvas. -
plutovg_canvas_add_font_face()
Registers a font face under a family and style. -
plutovg_canvas_add_font_file()
Loads and registers a font face from a file. -
plutovg_canvas_select_font_face()
Selects a font face for use in drawing operations.
These APIs allow high-level font selection using family names and style flags (bold
, italic
), while internally managing font-face lifetimes through the cache.
Point Containment Queries
Three new functions provide hit-testing against rendering regions in user space:
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plutovg_canvas_fill_contains()
Tests whether a point lies within the current fill region (ignores clip and surface). -
plutovg_canvas_stroke_contains()
Tests whether a point lies within the stroked path outline. -
plutovg_canvas_clip_contains()
Tests whether a point lies inside the canvas clipping region.
These APIs allow precise user interaction handling, including mouse hit-tests and visual region queries.