Package: Pretext.FreeType

Pretext.FreeType is the first-party Linux-native measurement backend built on FreeType and Fontconfig.

Install it when

your host runs on Linux and you want host-native font lookup and text metrics
you want Pretext to prefer a Linux-native backend instead of SkiaSharp

Runtime behavior

The package advertises FreeTypeTextMeasurerFactory to the core engine.

Name: FreeType
IsSupported: true on Linux
Priority: 100

When it is referenced in a Linux process, auto-discovery prefers it over Pretext.SkiaSharp.

Relationship to the rest of the stack

depends on Pretext.Contracts
is independent from Uno Platform
works as a backend for custom or native Linux hosts

Typical hosts

GTK, Avalonia, or custom Linux desktop surfaces using host-native text measurement
export or layout tooling that should follow Linux font discovery rules

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