Tgif (program)

Quirks

• Although Tgif mention point sizes, it uses a unit that is 1/128 of an inch for point sizes.
• While there is an option to display font sizes in points, the sizes are still subject to rounding to the nearest 1/128".
• Unlike modern drawing programs, Tgif uses spline curves instead of Bézier curves.
• Also unlike modern drawing programs, Tgif does not allow the user to select a colour from a color wheel or through controls that allow the user to adjust colour values. Instead, Tgif provides a list with a short list of colours. If the user wishes to use a colour that is not in the list, they would need to add their desired colour to the list. This list is then saved with the currently-open drawing.
• Usable fonts are listed in a configuration file. If the user wishes to use fonts that are not on the list, they would have to change the configuration file.
• Only fonts in the ISO 8859-1 encoding CJK fonts and symbols or dingbat fonts can be used.
• Rescaling can lead to ugly artifacts, which is most likely due to both the use of integer coordinates and roundoff errors.
• Because Tgif uses Xlib Tgif does not and cannot support Unicode.

  The Tgif file format