What’s new in the Aspose.Font for Java 24.7

Release Highlights

Aspose.Font for Java 24.7 brings powerful enhancements for advanced typography and font handling. This release introduces full support for the TrueType Style Attributes (STAT) table, which defines axis variation metadata in variable fonts. With these capabilities, developers can now accurately access, modify, and render font styles based on specific axis configurations.

New Features

• Support for TrueType STAT Table:
  • Added comprehensive support for accessing and managing STAT tables in TrueType fonts, including Axis Records and Axis Value tables (Formats 1 to 4).
  • This feature is crucial for working with variable fonts and their style attributes in modern font design.

Public API and Backwards Incompatible Changes

Added APIs

• STAT Table and Axis Handling:

  • Classes: AxisRecord, AxisValue, AxisValueTableFormat1, AxisValueTableFormat2, AxisValueTableFormat3, AxisValueTableFormat4, TtfStatTable, and TtfStatTable.AxisValueTableFlags.
  • Methods to manage axis names, indices, and font style ranges.

• Font Identification Utilities:

  • New methods in NameId, FontStyle, MSLanguageId, and MacLanguageId for better font metadata access.

Renamed APIs

• NameId.URLDesigner → NameId.UrlDesigner
• NameId.URLVendor → NameId.UrlVendor

Removed APIs

• Removed methods NameId.valueOf(String) and NameId.values() to streamline enum usage.

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For full list of updates, please visit Aspose.Font for Java 24.7 Release Notes

truetype stat table support | aspose font axis records | variable font java api