An array mapping ASCII codes to glyph data pointers.
Small portable models often omit diacritics (é, ü, ç). Mitigation: Choose tools like TypeMatrix Go that explicitly offer Extended Latin or Cyrillic model weights (downloadable separately but storable on the same USB).
| Advantage | Description | |-----------|-------------| | No installation | Run from any USB drive on any Windows PC (95 to XP, sometimes 7/10 with compatibility settings). | | Custom on demand | Generate exactly the font size and style needed without searching for a matching font file. | | Privacy | No font cache or registry changes – ideal for live CDs or public computers. | | Legacy support | Works with old DOS/Win16 programs that require custom bitmap fonts. | | Small footprint | Often under 1 MB for the generator and font files. | cag generated font portable
If you want to distribute a CAG font without compiling it into the binary:
| Format | Pros | Cons | |--------|------|------| | JSON | Human‑readable, easy to parse | Larger size, parser needed | | Custom binary | Small, fast to load | Needs spec & loader | | TinyVG / BMFont‑like | Compact, some tools exist | Not truly procedural | | SVG paths | Standard, many renderers | Heavy for embedded use | An array mapping ASCII codes to glyph data pointers
For true portability, embed the binary table directly in source (single .c/.h file).
The best portable tools compress their neural networks (often using TensorFlow Lite or ONNX runtime) to under 500MB without sacrificing letterform coherence. A robust portable generator should output at least 95 characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, basic punctuation). The best portable tools compress their neural networks
A portable font or portable font generator means: