@tocsoft

Developer and member of @SixLabors

Joined July 2008
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Font hinting is why small text looks sharp in one app and blurry in another. Fonts 3.1 ships full TrueType and CFF hinting. We wrote a deep dive into how it works. sixlabors.com/posts/full-hin… #dotnet #typography
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SixLabors.Fonts 3.1 is out. Public shaping. Full TrueType and CFF hinting. Native fallback. Zero allocations. The whole text pipeline is yours. What will you build? sixlabors.com/posts/announci… #dotnet #Typography #Fonts
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A huge step for @SixLabors Fonts: our managed text-shaping engine is now a public, allocation-free API. Shape once, then measure or render positioned glyphs directly. On .NET 10, it’s within 12% of HarfBuzz or faster in 7/10 scripts. github.com/SixLabors/Fonts/p… #dotnet #oss

Optimize text shaping pipeline and introduce new shaping API by JimBobSquarePants · Pull Request...

Prerequisites I have written a descriptive pull-request title I have verified that there are no overlapping pull-requests open I have verified that I am following matches the existing coding pa...

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Q: What was VB.NET's longest lasting negative impact on .NET? A: The introduction of CLS (Common Language Specification), which has no value nowadays but we use `int` almost everywhere that `uint` would have been a better choice because uint wasn't CLS compliant.
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Next: Announcing ImageSharp.Drawing v3.0.0 A new canvas API, retained scenes, new CPU renderer, optional WebGPU support, PolygonClipper geometry, painted glyphs, and .NET 8+ sixlabors.com/posts/announci… #dotnet #oss
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Next : Announcing ImageSharp v4.0.0 .NET 8+, SIMD updates, decode-time color conversion, expanded metadata, new formats, and faster hot paths. sixlabors.com/posts/announci… #dotnet #oss
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First up: Announcing Fonts v3.0.0 .NET 8+, SVG and COLR v1 color fonts, variable fonts, Unicode 17 data, shaping updates, FreeType v40-compatible hinting, and new layout APIs. sixlabors.com/posts/announci… #dotnet #oss
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It's Release Day! 🚀 New releases across the Six Labors ecosystem are here, alongside revamped docs. I'll be sharing release posts for each library. Please share the posts far and wide. It really helps support the project. #dotnet #oss
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Fonts v2.0.4 released. Our text measuring, shaping, and layout engine. #dotnet #oss Release Notes github.com/SixLabors/Fonts/r… NuGet nuget.org/packages/SixLabors…

Release v2.0.4 · SixLabors/Fonts

What's Changed Apply kerning table offset to correct glyph. by @JimBobSquarePants in #405 Ensure only trailing whitespace is trimmed. by @JimBobSquarePants in #407 Full Changelog: v2.0.3...v2...

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Just released - SixLabors.Fonts v2.0.2 our awesome text measuring, shaping, and layout library. nuget.org/packages/SixLabors… #dotnet #oss
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🚀 Just released: ImageSharp.Drawing v2.1.0! 🎨 The first version fully binary compatible with ImageSharp v3.1.0. Dive into enhanced drawing features with seamless integration. #ImageSharp #dotnet 🔗 nuget.org/packages/SixLabors…

SixLabors.ImageSharp.Drawing 2.1.0

An extension to ImageSharp that allows the drawing of images, paths, and text.

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🚀 Excited to announce: SixLabors #ImageSharp.Web v3.1.0 is out now! 🌟 Featuring enhanced performance, new features, and improved usability. Upgrade your image processing game! 🖼️💻 #dotnet #webdevelopment #opensource nuget.org/packages/SixLabors…

SixLabors.ImageSharp.Web 3.1.0

ImageSharp Middleware for serving images via a url based API.

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Announcing ImageSharp v3.1.0 sixlabors.com/posts/announci… #dotnet #oss
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Just released ImageSharp.Drawing v2.0.1 containing a few edge case bug fixes. github.com/SixLabors/ImageSh… Please share and upgrade. #dotnet

Release v2.0.1 · SixLabors/ImageSharp.Drawing

What's Changed Fix arcs and do not throw when outlining by @JimBobSquarePants in #302 Fix Out of Bounds Text Drawing by @JimBobSquarePants in #304 Full Changelog: v2.0.0...v2.0.1

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We've just released ImageSharp.Drawing v2. The first release compatible with ImageSharp v3 providing vastly increased performance. #dotnet
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Announcing ImageSharp.Drawing v1.0.0 sixlabors.com/posts/announci… #dotnet #oss
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Announcing Six Labors Fonts v1.0.0 sixlabors.com/posts/announci…
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Quoting because I forgot those precious hashtags... 6 years of effort here. Super proud of it. Enjoy! #Dotnet #oss
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Announcing Six Labors Fonts v1.0.0 sixlabors.com/posts/announci…
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Announcing ImageSharp V3.0.0 sixlabors.com/posts/announci… #dotnet
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