if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['lpdf-ini'] = {
    version   = 1.001,
    optimize  = true,
    comment   = "companion to lpdf-ini.mkiv",
    author    = "Hans Hagen, PRAGMA-ADE, Hasselt NL",
    copyright = "PRAGMA ADE / ConTeXt Development Team",
    license   = "see context related readme files"
}

-- vkgoeswild: Pink Floyd - Shine on You Crazy Diamond - piano cover (around that
-- time I redid the code, a reminder so to say)

-- At some point I wanted to have access to the shapes so that we could use them in
-- metapost. So, after looking at the cff and ttf specifications, I decided to write
-- parsers. At somepoint we needed a cff parser anyway in order to calculate the
-- dimensions. Then variable fonts came around and a option was added to recreate
-- streams of operators and a logical next step was to do all inclusion that way. It
-- was only then that I found out that some of the juggling also happens in the the
-- backend, but spread over places, so I could have saved myself some time
-- deciphering the specifications. Anyway, here we go.
--
-- Color fonts are a bit messy. Catching issues with older fonts will break new ones
-- so I don't think that it's wise to build in too many catches (like for fonts with
-- zero boundingboxes, weird dimensions, transformations that in a next version are
-- fixed, etc.). Better is then to wait till something gets fixed. If a spec doesn't
-- tell me how to deal with it ... I'll happily wait till it does. After all we're
-- not in a hurry as these fonts are mostly meant for the web or special purposes
-- with manual tweaking in desk top publishing applications. Keep in mind that Emoji
-- can have funny dimensions (e.g. to be consistent within a font, so no tight ones).

-- When we have moved to lmtx I will document a bit more. Till then it's experimental
-- and subjected to change.

local next, type, unpack, rawget = next, type, unpack, rawget
local char, byte, gsub, sub, match, rep, gmatch, find = string.char, string.byte, string.gsub, string.sub, string.match, string.rep, string.gmatch, string.find
local formatters, format = string.formatters, string.format
local concat, sortedhash, sortedkeys, sort, count = table.concat, table.sortedhash, table.sortedkeys, table.sort, table.count
local utfchar = utf.char
local random, round, max, abs, ceiling = math.random, math.round, math.max, math.abs, math.ceiling
local setmetatableindex = table.setmetatableindex

local pdfnull              = lpdf.null
local pdfdictionary        = lpdf.dictionary
local pdfarray             = lpdf.array
local pdfconstant          = lpdf.constant
local pdfstring            = lpdf.string
local pdfreference         = lpdf.reference

local pdfreserveobject     = lpdf.reserveobject
local pdfflushobject       = lpdf.flushobject
local pdfflushstreamobject = lpdf.flushstreamobject

local report_fonts         = logs.reporter("backend","fonts")

local trace_fonts          = false
local trace_details        = false

local dimenfactors  = number.dimenfactors
local bpfactor      = dimenfactors.bp
local ptfactor      = dimenfactors.pt

trackers.register("backend.fonts",        function(v) trace_fonts   = v end)
trackers.register("backend.fonts.details",function(v) trace_details = v end)

local readers = fonts.handlers.otf.readers
local getinfo = readers.getinfo

local setposition = utilities.files.setposition
local readstring  = utilities.files.readstring
local openfile    = utilities.files.open
local closefile   = utilities.files.close

local getmapentry = fonts.mappings.getentry

-- needs checking: signed vs unsigned

-- todo: use streams.tocardinal4 etc

local tocardinal1 = char

local function tocardinal2(n)
 -- return char(extract8(n,8),extract8(n,0))
    return char((n>>8)&0xFF,(n>>0)&0xFF)
end

local function tocardinal3(n)
 -- return char(extract8(n,16),extract8(n,8),extract8(n,0))
    return char((n>>16)&0xFF,(n>>8)&0xFF,(n>>0)&0xFF)
end

local function tocardinal4(n)
 -- return char(extract8(n,24),extract8(n,16),extract8(n,8),extract8(n,0))
    return char((n>>24)&0xFF,(n>>16)&0xFF,(n>>8)&0xFF,(n>>0)&0xFF)
end

local function tointeger2(n)
 -- return char(extract8(n,8),extract8(n,0))
    return char((n>>8)&0xFF,(n>>0)&0xFF)
end

local function tointeger3(n)
 -- return char(extract8(n,16),extract8(n,8),extract8(n,0))
    return char((n>>16)&0xFF,(n>>8)&0xFF,(n>>0)&0xFF)
end

local function tointeger4(n)
 -- return char(extract8(n,24),extract8(n,16),extract8(n,8),extract8(n,0))
    return char((n>>24)&0xFF,(n>>16)&0xFF,(n>>8)&0xFF,(n>>0)&0xFF)
end

local function tocardinal8(n)
    local l = n // 0x100000000
    local r = n % 0x100000000
 -- return char(extract8(l,24) & 0xFF,extract8(l,16) & 0xFF,extract8(l,8) & 0xFF,extract8(l,0) & 0xFF,
 --             extract8(r,24) & 0xFF,extract8(r,16) & 0xFF,extract8(r,8) & 0xFF,extract8(r,0) & 0xFF)
    return char((l>>24)&0xFF,(l>>16)&0xFF,(l>>8)&0xFF,(l>>0)&0xFF,
                (r>>24)&0xFF,(r>>16)&0xFF,(r>>8)&0xFF,(r>>0)&0xFF)
end

-- A couple of shared helpers.

local tounicodedictionary, widtharray, lmtxregistry, collectindices, subsetname, includecidset, forcecidset, tocidsetdictionary

do

    -- Because we supply tounicodes ourselves we only use bfchar mappings (as in the
    -- backend). In fact, we can now no longer pass the tounicodes to the frontend but
    -- pick them up from the descriptions.

    local f_mapping_2 = formatters["<%02X> <%s>"]
    local f_mapping_4 = formatters["<%04X> <%s>"]

    local tounicode = fonts.mappings.tounicode

local tounicode_template <const> = [[
%%!PS-Adobe-3.0 Resource-CMap
%%%%DocumentNeededResources: ProcSet (CIDInit)
%%%%IncludeResource: ProcSet (CIDInit)
%%%%BeginResource: CMap (TeX-%s-0)
%%%%Title: (TeX-%s-0 TeX %s 0)|
%%%%Version: 1.000
%%%%EndComments
/CIDInit /ProcSet findresource begin
  12 dict begin
    begincmap
      /CIDSystemInfo
        << /Registry (TeX) /Ordering (%s) /Supplement 0 >>
      def
      /CMapName
        /TeX-Identity-%s
      def
      /CMapType
        2
      def
      1 begincodespacerange
        <%s> <%s>
      endcodespacerange
      %i beginbfchar
%s
      endbfchar
    endcmap
    CMapName currentdict /CMap defineresource pop
  end
end
%%%%EndResource
%%%%EOF]]

    tounicodedictionary = function(details,indices,maxindex,name,wide)
        local mapping = { }
        local length  = 0
        if maxindex > 0 then
            local f_mapping = wide and f_mapping_4 or f_mapping_2
            for index=1,maxindex do
                local data = indices[index]
                if data then
                    length = length + 1
                    local unicode = data.unicode
                    if unicode then
                        unicode = tounicode(unicode)
                    else
                        unicode = "FFFD" -- wide only
                    end
                    mapping[length] = f_mapping(index,unicode)
                end
            end
        end
        local name  = gsub(name,"%+","-") -- like luatex does
        local first = wide and "0000" or "00"
        local last  = wide and "FFFF" or "FF"
        local blob  = format(tounicode_template,name,name,name,name,name,first,last,length,concat(mapping,"\n"))
        return blob
    end

    widtharray = function(details,indices,maxindex,units,correction)
        local widths = pdfarray()
        if maxindex > 0 then
            local length    = 0
            local factor    = 10000 / (units * (correction or 1))
            local lastindex = -1
            local sublist   = nil
            for index=1,maxindex do
                local data = indices[index]
                if data then
                    local width = data.width -- hm, is inaccurate for cff, so take from elsewhere
                    if width then
                        if correction then
                         -- width = round(width * 10000 / units) / 10
                            width = round(width * factor) / 10
                        end
                    else
                        width = 0
                    end
                    if index == lastindex + 1 then
                        sublist[#sublist+1] = width
                    else
                        if sublist then
                            length = length + 1
                            widths[length] = sublist
                        end
                        sublist = pdfarray { width }
                        length  = length + 1
                        widths[length] = index
                    end
                    lastindex = index
                end
            end
            length = length + 1
            widths[length] = sublist
        end
        return widths
    end

    local includebackmap = true

    directives.register("backend.pdf.includebackmap", function(v)
 -- directives.register("backend.pdf.lmtxregistry", function(v)
        includebackmap = v
    end)

    lmtxregistry = function(details,include,blobs,minindex,maxindex)
        if includebackmap and maxindex > 0 then
            local backmap    = pdfarray()
            local streamhash = details.hash
            local properties = details.properties
            local filename   = file.basename(properties.filename)
            local filetype   = file.suffix(filename) -- for now
            local fontname   = properties.name or file.nameonly(filename)
            local instance   = properties.instance or ""
            if filename and (filetype == "otf" or filetype == "ttf") then
                local streams = details.streams
                if streams then
                    local fontheader = streams.fontheader
                    if fontheader then
                        local streams = streams.streams
                        if streams then
                            local subfont    = details.properties.subfont or 1
                            local length     = 0
                            local lastindex  = -1
                            local sublist    = nil
                            for index=minindex,maxindex do
                                local idx = include[index]
                                if idx then
                                    local data = blobs[index]
                                    if index == lastindex + 1 then
                                        sublist[#sublist+1] = idx
                                    else
                                        if sublist then
                                            length = length + 1
                                            backmap[length] = sublist
                                        end
                                        sublist = pdfarray { idx }
                                        length  = length + 1
                                        backmap[length] = index
                                    end
                                    lastindex = index
                                end
                            end
                            length = length + 1
                            backmap[length] = sublist
                            if instance == "" then
                                instance = nil
                            elseif find(instance,"=") then
                                local i = fonts.handlers.otf.readers.helpers.axistofactors(instance)
                                instance = pdfdictionary(i)
                            end
                            if subfont == 1 then
                                subfont = nil
                            end
                            return pdfreference(pdfflushobject(pdfdictionary {
                                IndexMap   = pdfreference(pdfflushobject(backmap)) or nil,
                                StreamHash = streamhash or nil,
                                FileName   = filename,
                                FontName   = fontname,
                                SubFont    = subfont,
                                Instance   = instance,
                                Version    = fontheader.fontversion,
                                GlyphCount = #streams + (streams[0] and 1 or 0),
                                FontMode   = fonts.mode(),
                            } ))
                        end
                    end
                end
            end
        end
    end

    -- we need to go through indices because descriptions can be different (take
    -- basemode remappings)

    collectindices = function(descriptions,indices,used,hash)
        local minindex = 0xFFFF
        local maxindex = 0
        local reverse  = { }
        local copies   = { }
        local include  = { }
        local resolved = { }

        setmetatable(used,nil) -- prevent more index allocations
        for unicode, data in next, descriptions do
            local index = data.index
            reverse[index or unicode] = data
            if used[index] and data.dupindex then
                copies[index] = data.dupindex
            end
        end
        for index, usedindex in next, indices do
            if usedindex > maxindex then
                maxindex = usedindex
            end
            if usedindex < minindex then
                minindex = usedindex
            end
            include[usedindex]  = copies[index] or index
            resolved[usedindex] = reverse[index]
        end
        if minindex > maxindex then
            minindex = maxindex
        end
        if trace_details then
            report_fonts("embedded: hash %a, minindex %i, maxindex %i",hash,minindex,maxindex)
            for k, v in sortedhash(include) do
                local d = resolved[k]
                if d and d.dupindex then
                    report_fonts("  0x%04X : 0x%04X (duplicate 0x%05X)",k,v,d.index)
                else
                    report_fonts("  0x%04X : 0x%04X",k,v)
                end
            end
        end
        return resolved, include, minindex, maxindex
    end

    includecidset = true  -- nicer for standard checking
    forcecidset   = false -- for private testing only

    function lpdf.setincludecidset(v)
        -- incredible ... it's obselete, no viewer needs it so why still this crap
        -- so in the end it had to be introduced again
        includecidset = v
    end

    directives.register("backend.pdf.forcecidset",function(v)
        forcecidset = v
    end)

 -- tocidsetdictionary = function(indices,min,max) -- also works ok
 --     if includecidset or forcecidset then
 --         local s = sparse.new(1)
 --         sparse.set(s,0)
 --         for i=min,max do
 --             if indices[i] then
 --                 sparse.set(s,i)
 --             end
 --         end
 --         s = sparse.concat(s,nil,nil,2) -- msb first
 --         return pdfreference(pdfflushstreamobject(s))
 --     end
 -- end

    local function tocidset(indices,min,max,forcenotdef)
        if not max then
            max = count(indices)
        end
        local b = { }
        local m = (max // 8) + 1
        for i=0,m do
            b[i] = 0 -- we can do a newtable instead
        end
        if forcenotdef then
            b[0] = b[0] | (1 << 7) -- force notdef into the file
        end
        for i in next, indices do
            local bi = i // 8
            local ni = i % 8
            b[bi] = b[bi] | (1 << (7-ni))
        end
        return char(unpack(b,0,#b)) -- use helper
    end

    lpdf.tocidset = tocidset

    tocidsetdictionary = function(indices,min,max)
        if includecidset or forcecidset then
            local b = tocidset(indices,min,max,true)
            return pdfreference(pdfflushstreamobject(b))
        end
    end

    -- Actually we can use the same as we only embed once.

    -- subsetname = function(name)
    --     return "CONTEXT" .. name
    -- end

    local prefixes = { } -- todo: set fixed one

    subsetname = function(name)
        local prefix
        while true do
            prefix = utfchar(random(65,90),random(65,90),random(65,90),random(65,90),random(65,90),random(65,90))
            if not prefixes[prefix] then
                prefixes[prefix] = true
                break
            end
        end
        return prefix .. "+" .. name
    end

end

-- The three writers: opentype, truetype and type1.

local mainwriters  = { }

do

    -- advh = os2.ascender - os2.descender
    -- tsb  = default_advh - os2.ascender

    -- truetype has the following tables:

    -- head : mandate
    -- hhea : mandate
    -- vhea : mandate
    -- hmtx : mandate
    -- maxp : mandate
    -- glyf : mandate
    -- loca : mandate
    --
    -- cvt  : if needed (but we flatten)
    -- fpgm : if needed (but we flatten)
    -- prep : if needed (but we flatten)
    -- PCLT : if needed (but we flatten)
    --
    -- name : not needed for T2: backend does that
    -- post : not needed for T2: backend does that
    -- OS/2 : not needed for T2: backend does that
    -- cmap : not needed for T2: backend does that

    local streams       = utilities.streams
    local openstring    = streams.openstring
    local readcardinal2 = streams.readcardinal2
    ----- readcardinal4 = streams.readcardinal4

    local otfreaders    = fonts.handlers.otf.readers

    local function readcardinal4(f) -- this needs to be sorted out
        local a = readcardinal2(f)
        local b = readcardinal2(f)
        if a and b then
            return a * 0x10000 + b
        end
    end

    -- -- --

    local tablereaders  = { }
    local tablewriters  = { }
    local tablecreators = { }
    local tableloaders  = { }

    local openfontfile, closefontfile, makefontfile, makemetadata  do

        local details    = {
            details        = true,
            platformnames  = true,
            platformextras = true,
        }

        -- .022 sec on luatex manual, neglectable:

     -- local function checksum(data)
     --     local s = openstring(data)
     --     local n = 0
     --     local d = #data
     --     while true do
     --         local c = readcardinal4(s)
     --         if c then
     --             n = (n + c) % 0x100000000
     --         else
     --             break
     --         end
     --     end
     --     return n
     -- end

        local function checksum(data)
            local s = openstring(data)
            local n = 0
            local d = #data
            while true do
                local a = readcardinal2(s)
                local b = readcardinal2(s)
                if b then
                    n = (n + a * 0x10000 + b) % 0x100000000
                else
                    break
                end
            end
            return n
        end

        openfontfile = function(details)
            return {
                offset  = 0,
                order   = { },
                used    = { },
                details = details,
                streams = details.streams,
            }
        end

        closefontfile = function(fontfile)
            for k, v in next, fontfile do
                fontfile[k] = nil -- so it can be collected asap
            end
        end

        local metakeys = {
            "uniqueid", "version",
            "copyright", "license", "licenseurl",
            "manufacturer", "vendorurl",
            "family", "subfamily",
            "typographicfamily", "typographicsubfamily",
            "fullname", "postscriptname",
        }

    local template <const> = [[
<?xpacket begin="" id="W5M0MpCehiHzreSzNTczkc9d"?>
  <x:xmpmeta xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/">
    <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">
      <rdf:Description rdf:about="" xmlns:pdfx="http://ns.adobe.com/pdfx/1.3/">

%s

      </rdf:Description>
    </rdf:RDF>
  </x:xmpmeta>
<?xpacket end="w"?>]]

        makemetadata = function(fontfile)
            local names  = fontfile.streams.names
            local list   = { }
            local f_name = formatters["<pdfx:%s>%s</pdfx:%s>"]
            for i=1,#metakeys do
                local m = metakeys[i]
                local n = names[m]
                if n then
                    list[#list+1] = f_name(m,n,m)
                end
            end
            return format(template,concat(list,"\n"))
        end

        makefontfile = function(fontfile)
            local order = fontfile.order
            local used  = fontfile.used
            local count = 0
            for i=1,#order do
                local tag  = order[i]
                local data = fontfile[tag]
                if data and #data > 0 then
                    count = count + 1
                else
                    fontfile[tag] = false
                end
            end
            local offset = 12 + (count * 16)
            local headof = 0
            local list   = {
                "" -- placeholder
            }
            local i = 1
            local k = 0
            while i <= count do
                i = i << 1
                k = k + 1
            end
            local searchrange   = i << 3
            local entryselector = k - 1
            local rangeshift    = (count  << 4) - (i << 3)
            local index  = {
                tocardinal4(0x00010000), -- tables.version
                tocardinal2(count),
                tocardinal2(searchrange),
                tocardinal2(entryselector),
                tocardinal2(rangeshift),
            }
            --
            local ni = #index
            local nl = #list
            for i=1,#order do
                local tag  = order[i]
                local data = fontfile[tag]
                if data then
                    local csum    = checksum(data)
                    local dlength = #data
                    local length  = ((dlength + 3) // 4) * 4
                    local padding = length - dlength
                    nl = nl + 1 ; list[nl] = data
                    for i=1,padding do
                        nl = nl + 1 ; list[nl] = "\0"
                    end
                    if #tag == 3 then
                        tag = tag .. " "
                    end
                    ni = ni + 1 ; index[ni] = tag -- must be 4 chars
                    ni = ni + 1 ; index[ni] = tocardinal4(csum)
                    ni = ni + 1 ; index[ni] = tocardinal4(offset)
                    ni = ni + 1 ; index[ni] = tocardinal4(dlength)
                    used[i] = offset -- not used
                    if tag == "head" then
                        headof = offset
                    end
                    offset = offset + length
                end
            end
            list[1] = concat(index)
            local off = #list[1] + headof + 1 + 8
            list = concat(list)
            local csum = (0xB1B0AFBA - checksum(list)) % 0x100000000
            list = sub(list,1,off-1) .. tocardinal4(csum) .. sub(list,off+4,#list)
            return list
        end

        local function register(fontfile,name)
            local u = fontfile.used
            local o = fontfile.order
            if not u[name] then
                o[#o+1] = name
                u[name] = true
            end
        end

        local function create(fontfile,name)
            local t = { }
            fontfile[name] = t
            return t
        end

        local function write(fontfile,name)
            local t = fontfile[name]
            if not t then
                return
            end
            register(fontfile,name)
            if type(t) == "table" then
                if t[0] then
                    fontfile[name] = concat(t,"",0,#t)
                elseif #t > 0 then
                    fontfile[name] = concat(t)
                else
                    fontfile[name] = false
                end
            end
        end

        tablewriters.head = function(fontfile)
            register(fontfile,"head")
            local t = fontfile.streams.fontheader
            fontfile.head = concat {
                tocardinal4(t.version),
                tocardinal4(t.fontversionnumber),
                tocardinal4(t.checksum),
                tocardinal4(t.magic),
                tocardinal2(t.flags),
                tocardinal2(t.units),
                tocardinal8(t.created),
                tocardinal8(t.modified),
                tocardinal2(t.xmin),
                tocardinal2(t.ymin),
                tocardinal2(t.xmax),
                tocardinal2(t.ymax),
                tocardinal2(t.macstyle),
                tocardinal2(t.smallpixels),
                tocardinal2(t.directionhint),
                tocardinal2(t.indextolocformat),
                tocardinal2(t.glyphformat),
            }
        end

        tablewriters.hhea = function(fontfile)
            register(fontfile,"hhea")
            local t = fontfile.streams.horizontalheader
            local n = t and fontfile.nofglyphs or 0
            fontfile.hhea = concat {
                tocardinal4(t.version),
                tocardinal2(t.ascender),
                tocardinal2(t.descender),
                tocardinal2(t.linegap),
                tocardinal2(t.maxadvancewidth),
                tocardinal2(t.minleftsidebearing),
                tocardinal2(t.minrightsidebearing),
                tocardinal2(t.maxextent),
                tocardinal2(t.caretsloperise),
                tocardinal2(t.caretsloperun),
                tocardinal2(t.caretoffset),
                tocardinal2(t.reserved_1),
                tocardinal2(t.reserved_2),
                tocardinal2(t.reserved_3),
                tocardinal2(t.reserved_4),
                tocardinal2(t.metricdataformat),
                tocardinal2(n) -- t.nofmetrics
            }
        end

        tablewriters.vhea = function(fontfile)
            local t = fontfile.streams.verticalheader
            local n = t and fontfile.nofglyphs or 0
            register(fontfile,"vhea")
            fontfile.vhea = concat {
                tocardinal4(t.version),
                tocardinal2(t.ascender),
                tocardinal2(t.descender),
                tocardinal2(t.linegap),
                tocardinal2(t.maxadvanceheight),
                tocardinal2(t.mintopsidebearing),
                tocardinal2(t.minbottomsidebearing),
                tocardinal2(t.maxextent),
                tocardinal2(t.caretsloperise),
                tocardinal2(t.caretsloperun),
                tocardinal2(t.caretoffset),
                tocardinal2(t.reserved_1),
                tocardinal2(t.reserved_2),
                tocardinal2(t.reserved_3),
                tocardinal2(t.reserved_4),
                tocardinal2(t.metricdataformat),
                tocardinal2(n) -- t.nofmetrics
            }
        end

        tablewriters.maxp = function(fontfile)
            register(fontfile,"maxp")
            local t = fontfile.streams.maximumprofile
            local n = fontfile.nofglyphs
            -- if fontfile.streams.cffinfo then
                -- error
            -- end
            fontfile.maxp = concat {
                tocardinal4(0x00010000),
                tocardinal2(n),
                tocardinal2(t.points),
                tocardinal2(t.contours),
                tocardinal2(t.compositepoints),
                tocardinal2(t.compositecontours),
                tocardinal2(t.zones),
                tocardinal2(t.twilightpoints),
                tocardinal2(t.storage),
                tocardinal2(t.functiondefs),
                tocardinal2(t.instructiondefs),
                tocardinal2(t.stackelements),
                tocardinal2(t.sizeofinstructions),
                tocardinal2(t.componentelements),
                tocardinal2(t.componentdepth),
            }
        end

        tablecreators.loca = function(fontfile) return create(fontfile,"loca") end
        tablewriters .loca = function(fontfile) return write (fontfile,"loca") end

        tablecreators.glyf = function(fontfile) return create(fontfile,"glyf") end
        tablewriters .glyf = function(fontfile) return write (fontfile,"glyf") end

        tablecreators.hmtx = function(fontfile) return create(fontfile,"hmtx") end
        tablewriters .hmtx = function(fontfile) return write (fontfile,"hmtx") end

        tablecreators.vmtx = function(fontfile) return create(fontfile,"vmtx") end
        tablewriters .vmtx = function(fontfile) return write (fontfile,"vmtx") end

        tableloaders .cmap = function(fontfile) return read  (fontfile,"cmap") end
        tablewriters .cmap = function(fontfile) return write (fontfile,"cmap") end

        tableloaders .name = function(fontfile) return read  (fontfile,"name") end
        tablewriters .name = function(fontfile) return write (fontfile,"name") end

        tableloaders .post = function(fontfile) return read  (fontfile,"post") end
        tablewriters .post = function(fontfile) return write (fontfile,"post") end

    end

    local sharedmetadata = setmetatableindex(function(t,fontmeta)
        local v = fontmeta or false
        if fontmeta then
            v = pdfreference(pdfflushstreamobject(fontmeta))
        end
        t[fontmeta] = v
        return v
    end)

    mainwriters["truetype"] = function(details)
        --
        local fontfile         = openfontfile(details)
        local basefontname     = details.basefontname
        local streams          = details.streams
        local blobs            = streams.streams
        local fontheader       = streams.fontheader
        local horizontalheader = streams.horizontalheader
        local verticalheader   = streams.verticalheader
        local maximumprofile   = streams.maximumprofile
        local names            = streams.names
        local descriptions     = details.rawdata.descriptions
        local metadata         = details.rawdata.metadata
        local indices          = details.indices
        local metabbox         = { fontheader.xmin, fontheader.ymin, fontheader.xmax, fontheader.ymax }
        local indices,
              include,
              minindex,
              maxindex         = collectindices(descriptions,indices,details.used,details.hash)
        local glyphstreams     = tablecreators.glyf(fontfile)
        local locations        = tablecreators.loca(fontfile)
        local horizontals      = tablecreators.hmtx(fontfile)
        local verticals        = tablecreators.vmtx(fontfile)
        --
        local zero2            = tocardinal2(0)
        local zero4            = tocardinal4(0)
        --
        local horizontal       = horizontalheader.nofmetrics > 0
        local vertical         = verticalheader.nofmetrics > 0
        --
        local streamoffset     = 0
        local lastoffset       = zero4
        local g, h, v          = 0, 0, 0
        --
        -- todo: locate notdef
        --
        if minindex > 0 then
            local blob = blobs[0]
            if blob and #blob > 0 then
                locations[0] = lastoffset
                g = g + 1 ; glyphstreams[g] = blob
                h = h + 1 ; horizontals [h] = zero4
                if vertical then
                    v = v + 1 ; verticals[v] = zero4
                end
                streamoffset = streamoffset + #blob
                lastoffset = tocardinal4(streamoffset)
            else
                report_fonts("missing .notdef in font %a",basefontname)
            end
            -- todo: use a rep for h/v
            for index=1,minindex-1 do -- no needed in new low range
                locations[index] = lastoffset
                h = h + 1 ; horizontals[h] = zero4
                if vertical then
                    v = v + 1 ; verticals[v] = zero4
                end
            end
        end

        for index=minindex,maxindex do
            locations[index] = lastoffset
            local data = indices[index]
            if data then
                local blob = blobs[include[index]] -- we assume padding
                if blob and #blob > 0 then
                    g = g + 1 ; glyphstreams[g] = blob
                    h = h + 1 ; horizontals [h] = tocardinal2(round(data.width or 0))
                    h = h + 1 ; horizontals [h] = tocardinal2(round(data.boundingbox[1]))
                    if vertical then
                        v = v + 1 ; verticals[v] = tocardinal2(round(data.height or 0)) -- how about depth
                        v = v + 1 ; verticals[v] = tocardinal2(round(data.boundingbox[3]))
                    end
                    streamoffset = streamoffset + #blob
                    lastoffset   = tocardinal4(streamoffset)
                else
                    h = h + 1 ; horizontals[h] = zero4
                    if vertical then
                        v = v + 1 ; verticals[v] = zero4
                    end
                    report_fonts("missing blob for index %i in font %a",index,basefontname)
                end
            else
                h = h + 1 ; horizontals[h] = zero4
                if vertical then
                    v = v + 1 ; verticals[v] = zero4
                end
            end
        end

        locations[maxindex+1] = lastoffset -- cf spec
        --
        local nofglyphs             = maxindex + 1 -- include zero
        --
        fontheader.checksum         = 0
        fontheader.indextolocformat = 1
        maximumprofile.nofglyphs    = nofglyphs
        --
        fontfile.format             = "tff"
        fontfile.basefontname       = basefontname
        fontfile.nofglyphs          = nofglyphs
        --
        tablewriters.head(fontfile)
        tablewriters.hhea(fontfile)
        if vertical then
            tablewriters.vhea(fontfile)
        end
        tablewriters.maxp(fontfile)

        tablewriters.loca(fontfile)
        tablewriters.glyf(fontfile)

        tablewriters.hmtx(fontfile)
        if vertical then
            tablewriters.vmtx(fontfile)
        end
        --
        local fontdata = makefontfile(fontfile)
        local fontmeta = makemetadata(fontfile)
        --
        fontfile = closefontfile(fontfile)
        --
        local units       = metadata.units
        local basefont    = pdfconstant(basefontname)
        local widths      = widtharray(details,indices,maxindex,units,1)
        local object      = details.objectnumber
        local tounicode   = tounicodedictionary(details,indices,maxindex,basefontname,true)
        local tocidset    = tocidsetdictionary(indices,minindex,maxindex)
        local metabbox    = metadata.boundingbox or { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
        local fontbbox    = pdfarray { unpack(metabbox) }
        local ascender    = metadata.ascender
        local descender   = metadata.descender
--         local averagewidth= metadata.averagewidth
        local capheight   = metadata.capheight or fontbbox[4]
        local stemv       = metadata.weightclass
        local italicangle = metadata.italicangle
        local xheight     = metadata.xheight or fontbbox[4]
        --
        if stemv then
            stemv = (stemv/65)^2 + 50
        end
        --
        local function scale(n)
            if n then
                return round((n) * 10000 / units) / 10
            else
                return 0
            end
        end
        --
        local registry = lmtxregistry(details,include,blobs,minindex,maxindex)
        local reserved = pdfreserveobject()
        local child = pdfdictionary {
            Type           = pdfconstant("Font"),
            Subtype        = pdfconstant("CIDFontType2"),
            BaseFont       = basefont,
            FontDescriptor = pdfreference(reserved),
            W              = pdfreference(pdfflushobject(widths)),
            LMTXRegistry   = registry or nil,
            CIDToGIDMap    = pdfconstant("Identity"),
            CIDSystemInfo  = pdfdictionary {
                Registry   = pdfstring("Adobe"),
                Ordering   = pdfstring("Identity"),
                Supplement = 0,
            }
        }
        local descendants = pdfarray {
            pdfreference(pdfflushobject(child)),
        }
        local descriptor = pdfdictionary {
            Type        = pdfconstant("FontDescriptor"),
            FontName    = basefont,
            Flags       = 4,
            FontBBox    = fontbbox,
-- FontMatrix = pdfarray { 0.001, 0, 0, 0.001, 0, 0 },
            Ascent      = scale(ascender),
            Descent     = scale(descender),
-- AvgWidth = scale(averagewidth),
            ItalicAngle = round(italicangle or 0),
            CapHeight   = scale(capheight),
            StemV       = scale(stemv),
            XHeight     = scale(xheight),
            FontFile2   = pdfreference(pdfflushstreamobject(fontdata)),
            CIDSet      = tocidset, -- no longer needed but verifyers want it
            Metadata    = sharedmetadata[fontmeta] or nil,
        }
        local parent = pdfdictionary {
            Type            = pdfconstant("Font"),
            Subtype         = pdfconstant("Type0"),
            Encoding        = pdfconstant(details.properties.writingmode == "vertical" and "Identity-V" or "Identity-H"),
            BaseFont        = basefont,
            DescendantFonts = descendants,
            ToUnicode       = pdfreference(pdfflushstreamobject(tounicode)),
        }
        pdfflushobject(reserved,descriptor)
        pdfflushobject(object,parent)
        --
     -- if trace_details then
     --     local name = "temp.ttf"
     --     report_fonts("saving %a",name)
     --     io.savedata(name,fontdata)
     --     inspect(fonts.handlers.otf.readers.loadfont(name))
     -- end
        --
    end

    do
        -- todo : cff2

        local details    = {
            details        = true,
            platformnames  = true,
            platformextras = true,
        }

        tablecreators.cff = function(fontfile)
            fontfile.charstrings  = { }
            fontfile.charmappings = { }
            fontfile.cffstrings   = { }
            fontfile.cffhash      = { }
            return fontfile.charstrings , fontfile.charmappings
        end

        local todictnumber, todictreal, todictinteger, todictoffset  do

            local maxnum  =   0x7FFFFFFF
            local minnum  = - 0x7FFFFFFF - 1
            local epsilon = 1.0e-5

            local int2tag = "\28"
            local int4tag = "\29"
            local realtag = "\30"

            todictinteger = function(n)
                if not n then
                    return char(139 & 0xFF)
                elseif n >= -107 and n <= 107 then
                    return char((n + 139) & 0xFF)
                elseif n >= 108 and n <= 1131 then
                    n = 0xF700 + n - 108
                    return char((n >> 8) & 0xFF, n & 0xFF)
                elseif n >= -1131 and n <= -108 then
                    n = 0xFB00 - n - 108
                    return char((n >> 8) & 0xFF, n & 0xFF)
                elseif n >= -32768 and n <= 32767 then
                 -- return char(28,extract8(n,8),extract8(n,0))
                    return char(28,(n>>8)&0xFF,(n>>0)&0xFF)
                else
                 -- return char(29,extract8(n,24&0xFF,extract8(n,16),extract8(n,8),extract8(n,0))
                    return char(29,(n>>24)&0xFF,(n>>16)&0xFF,(n>>8)&0xFF,(n>>0)&0xFF)
                end
            end

         -- -- not called that often
         --
         -- local encoder = readers.cffencoder
         --
         -- todictinteger = function(n)
         --     if not n then
         --         return encoder[0]
         --     elseif n >= -1131 and n <= 1131 then
         --         return encoder[n]
         --     elseif n >= -32768 and n <= 32767 then
         --      -- return char(28,extract8(n,8),extract8(n,0))
         --         return char(28,(n>>8)&0xFF,(n>>0)&0xFF)
         --     else
         --      -- return char(29,extract8(n,24),extract8(n,16),extract8(n,8),extract8(n,0))
         --         return char(29,(n>>24)&0xFF,(n>>16)&0xFF,(n>>8)&0xFF,(n>>0)&0xFF)
         --     end
         -- end

            todictoffset = function(n)
                return int4tag .. tointeger4(n)
            end

            local z  = byte("0")
            local dp = 10
            local ep = 11
            local em = 12
            local mn = 14
            local es = 15

            local fg = formatters["%g"]

            todictreal = function(v)
                local s = fg(v)
                local t = { [0] = realtag }
                local n = 0
                local e = false
                for s in gmatch(s,".") do
                    if s == "e" or s == "E" then
                        e = true
                    elseif s == "+" then
                        -- skip
                    elseif s == "-" then
                        n = n + 1
                        if e then
                            t[n] = em
                            e = false
                        else
                            t[n] = mn
                        end
                    else
                        if e then
                            n = n + 1
                            t[n] = ep
                            e = false
                        end
                        n = n + 1
                        if s == "." then
                            t[n] = dp
                        else
                            t[n] = byte(s) - z
                        end
                    end
                end
                n = n + 1
                t[n] = es
                if (n % 2) ~= 0 then
                    n = n + 1
                    t[n] = es
                end
                local j = 0
                for i=1,n,2 do
                    j = j + 1
                    t[j] = char(t[i]*0x10+t[i+1])
                end
                t = concat(t,"",0,j)
                return t
            end

         -- -- An alternative
         --
         -- local fg = formatters["%0.14gE%i"]
         --
         -- todictreal = function(v)
         --     local E = 0
         --     if v >= 10.0 then
         --         while v >= 10.0 do
         --             v = v / 10.0
         --             E = E + 1
         --         end
         --     elseif v < 1.0 then
         --         while v < 1.0 do
         --             v = v * 10.0
         --             E = E - 1
         --         end
         --     end
         --     local s = fg(v,E)
         --     local t = { [0] = realtag }
         --     local n = 0
         --     local e = false
         --     for s in gmatch(s,".") do
         --         if s == "e" or s == "E" then
         --             e = true
         --         elseif s == "+" then
         --             -- skip
         --         elseif s == "-" then
         --             n = n + 1
         --             if e then
         --                 t[n] = em
         --                 e = false
         --             else
         --                 t[n] = mn
         --             end
         --         else
         --             if e then
         --                 n = n + 1
         --                 t[n] = ep
         --                 e = false
         --             end
         --             n = n + 1
         --             if s == "." then
         --                 t[n] = dp
         --             else
         --                 t[n] = byte(s) - z
         --             end
         --         end
         --     end
         --     n = n + 1
         --     t[n] = es
         --     if (n % 2) ~= 0 then
         --         n = n + 1
         --         t[n] = es
         --     end
         --     local j = 0
         --     for i=1,n,2 do
         --         j = j + 1
         --         t[j] = char(t[i]*0x10+t[i+1])
         --     end
         --     -- print(v,s)
         --     -- for i=0,j do
         --     --     print(string.format("%02X",utf.byte(t[i])))
         --     -- end
         --     t = concat(t,"",0,j)
         --     return t
         -- end

            todictnumber = function(n)
                if not n or n == 0 then
                    return todictinteger(0)
                elseif (n > maxnum or n < minnum or (abs(n - round(n)) > epsilon)) then
                    return todictreal(n)
                else
                    return todictinteger(n)
                end
            end

        end

        local todictkey = char

        local function todictstring(fontfile,value)
            if not value then
                value = ""
            end
            local s = fontfile.cffstrings
            local h = fontfile.cffhash
            local n = h[value]
            if not n then
                n = #s + 1
                s[n] = value
                h[value] = n
            end
            return todictinteger(390+n)
        end

        local function todictboolean(b)
            return todictinteger(b and 1 or 0)
        end

        local function todictdeltas(t)
            local r = { }
            for i=1,#t do
--                r[i] = todictnumber(t[i]-(t[i-1] or 0))
                r[i] = todictnumber(t[i]+(t[i-1] or 0))
            end
            return concat(r)
        end

        local function todictarray(t)
            local r = { }
            for i=1,#t do
                r[i] = todictnumber(t[i])
            end
            return concat(r)
        end

        local function writestring(target,source,offset,what)
            target[#target+1] = source
         -- report_fonts("string : %-11s %06i # %05i",what,offset,#source)
            return offset + #source
        end

        local function writetable(target,source,offset,what)
            source = concat(source)
            target[#target+1] = source
         -- report_fonts("table  : %-11s %06i # %05i",what,offset,#source)
            return offset + #source
        end

        local function writeindex(target,source,offset,what)
            local n = #source
            local t = #target
            t = t + 1 ; target[t] = tocardinal2(n)
            if n > 0 then
                local data = concat(source)
                local size = #data -- assume the worst
                local offsetsize, tocardinal
                if size < 0xFF then
                    offsetsize, tocardinal = 1, tocardinal1
                elseif size < 0xFFFF then
                    offsetsize, tocardinal = 2, tocardinal2
                elseif size < 0xFFFFFF then
                    offsetsize, tocardinal = 3, tocardinal3
                elseif size < 0xFFFFFFFF then
                    offsetsize, tocardinal = 4, tocardinal4
                end
             -- report_fonts("index  : %-11s %06i # %05i (%i entries with offset size %i)",what,offset,#data,n,offsetsize)
                offset = offset + 2 + 1 + (n + 1) * offsetsize + size
                -- bytes per offset
                t = t + 1 ; target[t] = tocardinal1(offsetsize)
                -- list of offsets (one larger for length calculation)
                local offset = 1 -- mandate
                t = t + 1 ; target[t] = tocardinal(offset)
                for i=1,n do
                    offset = offset + #source[i]
                    t = t + 1 ; target[t] = tocardinal(offset)
                end
                t = t + 1 ; target[t] = data
            else
             -- report_fonts("index  : %-11s %06i # %05i (no entries)",what,offset,0)
                offset = offset + 2
            end
         -- print("offset",offset,#concat(target))
            return offset
        end

        tablewriters.cff = function(fontfile)
            --
            local streams            = fontfile.streams
            local cffinfo            = streams.cffinfo or { }
            local names              = streams.names or { }
            local fontheader         = streams.fontheader or { }
            local basefontname       = fontfile.basefontname
            --
            local offset             = 0
            local dictof             = 0
            local target             = { }
            --
            local charstrings        = fontfile.charstrings
            local nofglyphs          = #charstrings + 1
         -- local fontmatrix         = { 0.001, 0, 0, 0.001, 0, 0 } -- todo, best not
            local fontbbox           = fontfile.fontbbox
            local defaultwidth       = cffinfo.defaultwidth or 0
            local nominalwidth       = cffinfo.nominalwidth or 0
            local bluevalues         = cffinfo.bluevalues
            local otherblues         = cffinfo.otherblues
            local familyblues        = cffinfo.familyblues
            local familyotherblues   = cffinfo.familyotherblues
            local bluescale          = cffinfo.bluescale
            local blueshift          = cffinfo.blueshift
            local bluefuzz           = cffinfo.bluefuzz
            local stdhw              = cffinfo.stdhw
            local stdvw              = cffinfo.stdvw
            local stemsnaph          = cffinfo.stemsnaph
            local stemsnapv          = cffinfo.stemsnapv
            --
            if defaultwidth == 0 then defaultwidth     = nil end
            if nomimalwidth == 0 then nominalwidth     = nil end
            if bluevalues        then bluevalues       = todictarray(bluevalues) end
            if otherblues        then otherblues       = todictarray(otherblues) end
            if familyblues       then familyblues      = todictarray(familyblues) end
            if familyotherblues  then familyotherblues = todictarray(familyotherblues) end
            if bluescale         then bluescale        = todictnumber(bluescale) end
            if blueshift         then blueshift        = todictnumber(blueshift) end
            if bluefuzz          then bluefuzz         = todictnumber(bluefuzz) end
            if stemsnaph         then stemsnaph        = todictarray(stemsnaph) end
            if stemsnapv         then stemsnapv        = todictarray(stemsnapv) end
            if stdhw             then stdhw            = todictnumber(stdhw) end
            if stdvw             then stdvw            = todictnumber(stdvw) end
            --
            local fontversion        = todictstring(fontfile,fontheader.fontversion or "uknown version")
            local familyname         = todictstring(fontfile,cffinfo.familyname or names.family or basefontname)
            local fullname           = todictstring(fontfile,cffinfo.fullname or basefontname)
            local weight             = todictstring(fontfile,cffinfo.weight or "Normal")
            local fontbbox           = todictarray(fontbbox)
            local strokewidth        = todictnumber(cffinfo.strokewidth)
            local monospaced         = todictboolean(cffinfo.monospaced)
            local italicangle        = todictnumber(cffinfo.italicangle)
            local underlineposition  = todictnumber(cffinfo.underlineposition)
            local underlinethickness = todictnumber(cffinfo.underlinethickness)
            local charstringtype     = todictnumber(2)
         -- local fontmatrix         = todictarray(fontmatrix)
            local ros                = todictstring(fontfile,"Adobe")    -- registry
                                    .. todictstring(fontfile,"Identity") -- identity
                                    .. todictnumber(0)                   -- supplement
            local cidcount           = todictnumber(fontfile.nofglyphs)
            local fontname           = todictstring(fontfile,basefontname)
            local fdarrayoffset      = todictoffset(0)
            local fdselectoffset     = todictoffset(0)
            local charstringoffset   = todictoffset(0)
            local charsetoffset      = todictoffset(0)
            local privateoffset      = todictoffset(0)
            --
            local defaultwidthx      = todictnumber(defaultwidth)
            local nominalwidthx      = todictnumber(nominalwidth)
            -- the order of the blues is important!
            local private            = ""
                                    .. (bluevalues       and (bluevalues       .. todictkey( 6))    or "")
                                    .. (otherblues       and (otherblues       .. todictkey( 7))    or "")
                                    .. (familyblues      and (familyblues      .. todictkey( 8))    or "")
                                    .. (familyotherblues and (familyotherblues .. todictkey( 9))    or "")
                                    .. (bluescale        and (bluescale        .. todictkey(12, 9)) or "")
                                    .. (blueshift        and (blueshift        .. todictkey(12,10)) or "")
                                    .. (bluefuzz         and (bluefuzz         .. todictkey(12,11)) or "")
                                    .. (stdhw            and (stdhw            .. todictkey(10))    or "")
                                    .. (stdvw            and (stdvw            .. todictkey(11))    or "")
                                    .. (stemsnaph        and (stemsnaph        .. todictkey(12,12)) or "")
                                    .. (stemsnapv        and (stemsnapv        .. todictkey(12,13)) or "")
                                    .. (defaultwidthx    and (defaultwidthx    .. todictkey(20))    or "")
                                    .. (nominalwidthx    and (nominalwidthx    .. todictkey(21))    or "")
            local privatesize        = todictnumber(#private)
            local privatespec        = privatesize .. privateoffset
            --
            -- header (fixed @ 1)
            --
            local header =
                tocardinal1(1) -- major
             .. tocardinal1(0) -- minor
             .. tocardinal1(4) -- header size
             .. tocardinal1(4) -- offset size
            --
            offset = writestring(target,header,offset,"header")
            --
            -- name index (fixed @ 2) (has to be sorted)
            --
            local names = {
                basefontname,
            }
            --
            offset = writeindex(target,names,offset,"names")
            --
            -- topdict index (fixed @ 3)
            --
            local topvars =
                charstringoffset .. todictkey(17)
             .. charsetoffset    .. todictkey(15)
             .. fdarrayoffset    .. todictkey(12,36)
             .. fdselectoffset   .. todictkey(12,37)
             .. privatespec      .. todictkey(18)
            --
            local topdict = {
                ros                   .. todictkey(12,30) -- first
             .. cidcount              .. todictkey(12,34)
             .. familyname            .. todictkey( 3)
             .. fullname              .. todictkey( 2)
             .. weight                .. todictkey( 4)
             .. fontbbox              .. todictkey( 5)
             .. monospaced            .. todictkey(12, 1)
             .. italicangle           .. todictkey(12, 2)
             .. underlineposition     .. todictkey(12, 3)
             .. underlinethickness    .. todictkey(12, 4)
             .. charstringtype        .. todictkey(12, 6)
          -- .. fontmatrix            .. todictkey(12, 7)
             .. strokewidth           .. todictkey(12, 8)
             .. topvars
            }
            --
            offset = writeindex(target,topdict,offset,"topdict")
            dictof = #target
            --
            -- string index (fixed @ 4)
            --
            offset = writeindex(target,fontfile.cffstrings,offset,"strings")
            --
            -- global subroutine index (fixed @ 5)
            --
            offset = writeindex(target,{},offset,"globals")
            --
            -- Encoding (cff1)
            --
            -- offset = writeindex(target,{},offset,"encoding")
            --
            -- Charsets
            --
            charsetoffset = todictoffset(offset)
            offset        = writetable(target,fontfile.charmappings,offset,"charsets")
            --
            -- fdselect
            --
            -- see printer mail thread / experiments with Leah Neukirchen: some printers
            -- (probaby with an old GS on board) need this matrix because oitherwise they
            -- accumulate the top one (resulting in very tiny invisible results)
            --
            local fdselect =
                tocardinal1(3) -- format
             .. tocardinal2(1) -- n of ranges
             -- entry 1
             .. tocardinal2(0) -- first gid
             .. tocardinal1(0) -- fd index
             -- entry 2
          -- .. tocardinal2(fontfile.sparsemax-1) -- sentinel
             .. tocardinal2(fontfile.sparsemax) -- sentinel
            --
            fdselectoffset = todictoffset(offset)
            offset         = writestring(target,fdselect,offset,"fdselect")
            --
            -- charstrings
            --
            charstringoffset = todictoffset(offset)
            offset           = writeindex(target,charstrings,offset,"charstrings")
            --
            -- font dict
            --
            -- offset = writeindex(target,{},offset,"fontdict")
            --
            -- private
            --
            privateoffset = todictoffset(offset)
            privatespec   = privatesize .. privateoffset
            offset        = writestring(target,private,offset,"private")
            --
            local fdarray = {
                fontname       .. todictkey(12,38)
             .. privatespec    .. todictkey(18) -- case 1
            }
            fdarrayoffset = todictoffset(offset)
            offset        = writeindex(target,fdarray,offset,"fdarray")
            --
            topdict = target[dictof]
            topdict = sub(topdict,1,#topdict-#topvars)
            topvars =
                charstringoffset .. todictkey(17)
             .. charsetoffset    .. todictkey(15)
             .. fdarrayoffset    .. todictkey(12,36)
             .. fdselectoffset   .. todictkey(12,37)
             .. privatespec      .. todictkey(18) -- case 2
            target[dictof] = topdict .. topvars
            --
            target = concat(target)
         -- if trace_details then
         --   local name = "temp.cff"
         --   report_fonts("saving %a",name)
         --   io.savedata(name,target)
         --   inspect(fonts.handlers.otf.readers.cffcheck(name))
         -- end
            return target
        end
    end

    -- todo: check widths (missing a decimal)

    mainwriters["opentype"] = function(details)
        --
        local fontfile       = openfontfile(details)
        local basefontname   = details.basefontname
        local streams        = details.streams
        local blobs          = streams.streams
        local fontheader     = streams.fontheader
        local maximumprofile = streams.maximumprofile
        local names          = streams.names -- not used
        local descriptions   = details.rawdata.descriptions
        local metadata       = details.rawdata.metadata
        local indices        = details.indices
        local used           = details.used
        local usedfonts      = details.usedfonts -- in case of multiple loaded t1 fonts with no common description
        local metabbox       = { fontheader.xmin, fontheader.ymin, fontheader.xmax, fontheader.ymax }
        local correction     = 1
        if not descriptions or not next(descriptions) then
            -- (*) We share code with type1 and when we have old school tfm with pfb shapes
            -- we don't have descriptions, so we need to construct these. This could be done
            -- earlier but then we lack info about sharing. Horrible hackery. If Type1 wasn't
            -- obsolete I'd make a dedicated mainwriter that does the index and width collect
            -- more efficient but there is no gain now.
            if true then
                descriptions = { }
                setmetatable(indices,nil)
                setmetatable(used,nil)
                for u in next, usedfonts do
                    local param = fonts.hashes.parameters[u]
                    local chars = fonts.hashes.characters[u]
                    local units = 1000 -- to be checked (picked up)
                    correction = param.size / 1000
                 -- correction = correction * bpfactor / ptfactor
                    local factor = 1000 / (units * correction)
                    if false then
                        for k, v in sortedhash(chars) do
                            if descriptions[k] then
                                local w1 = descriptions[k].width
                                local w2 = round((v.advance or v.width or 0) * factor)
                                if w1 ~= w2 then
                                    local w = v.advance or v.width or 0
                                 -- print(
                                 --     u,k,utf.char(k),
                                 --     w1,w2,
                                 --     ((v.advance or v.width or 0)*param.designsize/param.size) / 1000
                                 -- )
                                end
                            else
                                descriptions[k] = {
                                    index   = v.index,
                                    width   = round((v.advance or v.width or 0) * factor),
                                    unicode = v.unicode,
                                }
                            end
                        end
                    else
                        for k, v in next, chars do
                            if descriptions[k] then
                                -- done
                            else
                                local index = v.index
                                if indices[index] or used[index] then -- play safe
                                    descriptions[k] = {
                                        index   = index,
                                        width   = round((v.advance or v.width or 0) * factor),
                                        unicode = v.unicode,
                                    }
                                end
                            end
                        end
                    end
                end
                correction = false
            else
                -- This is tricky as it can be the wrong one and incomplete so a first come
                -- and go issue. The basepoint correction needs checking.
                descriptions = details.fontdata.characters
                correction   = details.fontdata.parameters.size / 1000
                correction   = correction * bpfactor / ptfactor
            end
            metadata = { }
        end
        --
        local indices,
              include,
              minindex,
              maxindex       = collectindices(descriptions,indices,used,details.hash)
        local streamoffset   = 0
        local glyphstreams,
              charmappings   = tablecreators.cff(fontfile)
        --
        local zero2          = tocardinal2(0)
        local zero4          = tocardinal4(0)
        --
        -- we need to locate notdef (or store its unicode someplace)
        --
        local blob              = blobs[0] or "\14"
        local sparsemax         = 1
        local lastoffset        = zero4
        glyphstreams[sparsemax] = blob
        charmappings[sparsemax] = tocardinal1(0) -- format 0
        streamoffset            = streamoffset + #blob
        lastoffset              = tocardinal4(streamoffset)
        if minindex == 0 then
            minindex = 1
        end
        --
        for index=minindex,maxindex do
            local idx = include[index]
            if idx then
                local blob = blobs[idx]
                if not blob then
                    blob = "\14"
                end
                sparsemax               = sparsemax + 1
                glyphstreams[sparsemax] = blob
                charmappings[sparsemax] = tocardinal2(index)
                streamoffset            = streamoffset + #blob
                lastoffset              = tocardinal4(streamoffset)
            end
        end
        --
        fontfile.nofglyphs    = maxindex + 1
        fontfile.sparsemax    = sparsemax
        fontfile.format       = "cff"
        fontfile.basefontname = basefontname
        fontfile.fontbbox     = metabbox
        --
        local fontdata = tablewriters.cff(fontfile)
        local fontmeta = makemetadata(fontfile)
        --
        fontfile = closefontfile(fontfile)
        --
        local units = fontheader.units or metadata.units
        if not units or units ~= 1000 then
            -- maybe only otf
            -- public sans has 2000 so we need to mess different from e.g. ttf
            report_fonts("width units in %a are %i, forcing 1000 instead",basefontname,units)
            units = 1000
        end
        --
        local basefont    = pdfconstant(basefontname)
        local widths      = widtharray(details,indices,maxindex,units,correction)
        local object      = details.objectnumber
        local tounicode   = tounicodedictionary(details,indices,maxindex,basefontname,true)
        local tocidset    = tocidsetdictionary(indices,minindex,maxindex)
        local fontbbox    = pdfarray { unpack(metabbox) }
        local ascender    = metadata.ascender or 0
        local descender   = metadata.descender or 0
     -- local averagewidth= metadata.averagewidth
        local capheight   = metadata.capheight or fontbbox[4]
        local stemv       = metadata.weightclass
        local italicangle = metadata.italicangle
        local xheight     = metadata.xheight or fontbbox[4]
        if stemv then
            stemv = (stemv/65)^2 + 50
        else
         -- stemv = 2
        end
        --
        local function scale(n)
            if n then
                return round((n) * 10000 / units) / 10
            else
                return 0
            end
        end
        --
        local registry = lmtxregistry(details,include,blobs,minindex,maxindex)
        local reserved = pdfreserveobject()
        local child = pdfdictionary {
            Type           = pdfconstant("Font"),
            Subtype        = pdfconstant("CIDFontType0"),
            BaseFont       = basefont,
            FontDescriptor = pdfreference(reserved),
            W              = pdfreference(pdfflushobject(widths)),
            LMTXRegistry   = registry or nil,
            CIDSystemInfo  = pdfdictionary {
                Registry   = pdfstring("Adobe"),
                Ordering   = pdfstring("Identity"),
                Supplement = 0,
            }
        }
        local descendants = pdfarray {
            pdfreference(pdfflushobject(child)),
        }
        local fontstream = pdfdictionary {
            Subtype = pdfconstant("CIDFontType0C"),
        }
        local descriptor = pdfdictionary {
            Type        = pdfconstant("FontDescriptor"),
            FontName    = basefont,
            Flags       = 4,
            FontBBox    = fontbbox,
         -- FontMatrix  = pdfarray { 0.001, 0, 0, 0.001, 0, 0 },
            Ascent      = scale(ascender),
            Descent     = scale(descender),
         -- AvgWidth    = scale(averagewidth),
            ItalicAngle = round(italicangle or 0),
            CapHeight   = scale(capheight),
            StemV       = scale(stemv),
            XHeight     = scale(xheight),
            CIDSet      = tocidset,
            FontFile3   = pdfreference(pdfflushstreamobject(fontdata,fontstream())),
            Metadata    = sharedmetadata[fontmeta] or nil,
        }
        local parent = pdfdictionary {
            Type            = pdfconstant("Font"),
            Subtype         = pdfconstant("Type0"),
            Encoding        = pdfconstant(details.properties.writingmode == "vertical" and "Identity-V" or "Identity-H"),
            BaseFont        = basefont,
            DescendantFonts = descendants,
            ToUnicode       = pdfreference(pdfflushstreamobject(tounicode)),
        }
        pdfflushobject(reserved,descriptor)
        pdfflushobject(object,parent)
    end

    mainwriters["type1"] = function(details)
        -- We abuse the cff includer which is ok but for special cases like
        -- tfm -> pfb we don't have the right descriptions and scale so this
        -- is why we cheat elsewhere. Maybe I should just drop that kind of
        -- support and assume afm files to be present. See (*) above.
        local s = details.streams
        local m = details.rawdata.metadata
        if m then
            local h = s.horizontalheader
            local c = s.cffinfo
            local n = s.names
            h.ascender  = m.ascender      or h.ascender
            h.descender = m.descender     or h.descender
            n.copyright = m.copyright     or n.copyright
            n.family    = m.familyname    or n.familyname
            n.fullname  = m.fullname      or n.fullname
            n.fontname  = m.fontname      or n.fontname
            n.subfamily = m.subfamilyname or n.subfamilyname
            n.version   = m.version       or n.version
            setmetatableindex(h,m)
            setmetatableindex(c,m)
            setmetatableindex(n,m)
        end
        mainwriters["opentype"](details)
    end

    do

        local version = 0.003
        local cache   = containers.define("fonts","converted",version,true)
        local loaded  = { }

        local loadpk  = fonts.handlers.tfm.readers.loadpk
        local findpk  = resolvers.findpk
        local pktocff = fonts.handlers.otf.readers.potracetocff

        local function loadstreams(filename,details,resolution,settings)
            -- when we have a tfm and pfb but no afm filename can have a pfb suffix
                  filename = file.removesuffix(filename) -- unless pk?
            local fullname = findpk(filename,resolution)
            local instance = fullname and fullname ~= "" and loadpk(fullname)
            if not instance then
                report_fonts("unable to locate %a",filename)
                return
            end
            local resolution = instance.resolution
            local streams    = { }
            local glyphs     = instance.glyphs or { }
            local settings   = setting or { }
            local xmin  = false
            local ymin  = false
            local xmax  = false
            local ymax  = false
            local count = 0
         -- local size  = 0
            for i=0,255 do
                local glyph = glyphs[i]
                if glyph then
                    local llx, lly, urx, ury, cff = pktocff(glyph,settings,resolution,i)
                    streams[i] = cff
                    if not xmin then
                        xmin = llx
                        ymin = lly
                        xmax = urx
                        ymax = ury
                    else
                        if xmin < llx then llx = xmin end
                        if ymin < lly then lly = ymin end
                        if xmax < urx then urx = xmax end
                        if ymax < ury then ury = ymax end
                    end
                    count = count + 1
                 -- size  = size + #cff
                end
            end
         -- print(filename,size)
            local filename = details.filename or "unknown"
            return {
                resolution = resolution,
                format     = "opentype",
                filename   = filename,
                fullname   = fullname,
                streams    = streams or { }, -- bad
                names = {
                    family   = filename,
                    fontname = filename,
                    fullname = filename,
                    notice   = "Converted from MetaFont bitmaps by ConTeXt LMTX.",
                    version  = "1.00",
                },
                fontheader = {
                    fontversion = "2.004",
                    units       = 1000,
                    xmin        = xmin or 0,
                    ymin        = ymin or 0,
                    xmax        = xmax or 0,
                    ymax        = ymax or 0,
                },
                cffinfo = {
                    familyname         = filename,
                    fullname           = filename,
                 -- italicangle        = 0,
                 -- monospaced         = false,
                 -- underlineposition  = -100,
                 -- underlinethickness = 50,
                 -- weight             = "Medium",
                    bluescale          = 0,
                    blueshift          = 0,
                    bluefuzz           = 0,
                    expansionfactor    = 0,
                },
                horizontalheader = {
                    ascender  = 0,
                    descender = 0,
                },
                maximumprofile = {
                   nofglyphs = count,
                },
            }
        end

        mainwriters["pkcff"] = function(details)
            local filename   = details.filename
            local properties = details.properties
            local resolution = properties.resolution or 7200
            local extrahash  = properties.extrahash or resolution
            local cachename  = filename .. "-" .. extrahash
            local converted = loaded[cachename]
            if not converted then
                converted = containers.read(cache,cachename)
                if not converted or converted.version ~= version or converted.resolution ~= resolution or converted.extrahash ~= extrahash then
                    converted = loadstreams(filename,details,resolution,properties.potrace)
                    if converted then
                        converted.version = version
                     -- converted.resolution = resolution
                        converted.extrahash  = extrahash
                        containers.write(cache,cachename,converted)
                        converted = containers.read(cache,cachename) -- frees old mem
                        loaded[cachename] = converted
                    end
                end
            end
            details.streams = converted
            mainwriters["type1"](details)
        end

    end

    do

        -- The methods might become plugins.

        local methods    = { }

        local pdfimage   = lpdf.epdf.image
        local openpdf    = pdfimage.open
        local closepdf   = pdfimage.close
        local copypage   = pdfimage.copy

        local embedimage = images.embed

        local f_glyph      = formatters["G%d"]
        local f_char       = formatters["BT /V%d 1 Tf [<%04X>] TJ ET"]
        local f_width      = formatters["%.6N 0 d0"]
        local f_index      = formatters["I%d"]
        local f_image_xy   = formatters["%.6N 0 d0 1 0 0 1 %.6N %.6N cm /%s Do"]
        local f_image_c    = formatters["/%s Do"]
        local f_image_c_xy = formatters["%.6N 0 0 %.6N %.6N %.6N cm /%s Do"]
        local f_image_w    = formatters["%.6N 0 d0 %s"]
        local f_image_d    = formatters["%.6N 0 d0 1 0 0 1 0 %.6N cm /%s Do"]
        local f_stream     = formatters["%.6N 0 d0 %s"]
        local f_stream_c   = formatters["%.6N 0 0 0 0 0 d1 %s"] -- last four bbox
        local f_stream_d   = formatters["%.6N 0 d0 1 0 0 1 0 %.6N cm %s"]
     -- local f_stream_s   = formatters["%.6N 0 0 %.6N 0 0 cm /%s Do"]

        -- A type 3 font has at most 256 characters and Acrobat also wants a zero slot
        -- to be filled. We can share a mandate zero slot character. We also need to
        -- make sure that we use bytes as index in the page stream as well as in the
        -- tounicode vector.

        -- All this type three magic is a tribute to Don Knuth who uses bitmap fonts in
        -- his books.

        local c_notdef = nil
        local r_notdef = nil
        local w_notdef = nil
        local fontbbox = nil

        -- pk inclusion (not really tested but not really used either)

        -- Maybe this needs to be in font-shp .. but this is cheaper and it is only for
        -- demos anyway.

        local version = 0.011
        local cache   = containers.define("fonts","traced",version,true)
        local loaded  = { }

        function methods.pk(filename,details)
            local resolution = details.properties.resolution or 7200
            local extrahash  = details.properties.extrahash or resolution
            local potraced   = details.fontdata.potraced
            local pkfullname = resolvers.findpk(filename,resolution)
            if not pkfullname or pkfullname == "" then
                report_fonts("no pk file found: %a @ %i",filename,resolution)
                return
            end
            local readers = fonts.handlers.tfm.readers
            local result  = readers.loadpk(pkfullname) -- not cached (yet)
            if not result or result.error then
                return
            end
-- hm, maybe just resolution and fault on a missing file
                  resolution  = result.resolution
            local widthfactor = resolution / 72
            local scalefactor = 72 / resolution / 10
            local factor      = widthfactor / 65536
                              * (details.parameters.designsize / details.parameters.size) -- normalize width
            local pktopdf     = nil
            --
            if potraced then -- we can also use properties.potrace
                local cachename = filename .. "-" .. extrahash
                local traced = loaded[cachename]
                if not traced then
                    traced = containers.read(cache,cachename)
                    if not traced or traced.version ~= version or traced.resolution ~= resolution or traced.extrahash ~= extrahash then
                        local streams = { }
                        local convert = readers.potracedtopdf
                        -- we have this as helper already
                        local descriptions = details.fontdata.descriptions
                        local indices      = { }
                        local widths       = { }
                        for unicode, data in next, descriptions do
                            local di = data.index
                            if di then
                                indices[di] = data
                            end
                        end
                        --
                        local settings = details.properties.potrace
                        for index, glyph in sortedhash(result.glyphs) do
                            streams[index], widths[index] = convert(glyph,indices[index],factor,settings)
                        end
                        traced = {
                            version    = version,
                            resolution = resolution,
                            streams    = streams,
                            widths     = widths,
                            extrahash  = extrahash,
                        }
                        containers.write(cache,cachename,traced)
                        traced = containers.read(cache,cachename) -- frees old mem
                        loaded[cachename] = traced
                    end
                end
                local streams = traced.streams
                local widths  = traced.widths
                pktopdf = function(glyph,data)
                    local index = glyph.index
                    return streams[index], widths[index]
                end
            else
                local convert = readers.pktopdf
                pktopdf = function (glyph,data)
                    return convert(glyph,data,factor)  -- return pdfcode, width
                end
            end
            return result.glyphs, scalefactor, pktopdf, false, false
        end

        -- pdf inclusion

        local used = setmetatableindex("table")

        function lpdf.registerfontmethod(name,f)
            if type(f) == "function" and not methods[name] then
                report_fonts("registering font method %a, continue on your own risk",name)
                methods[name] = f
            end
        end

        function methods.pdf(filename,details)
            local properties = details.properties
            local pdfshapes  = properties.indexdata[1]
            local pdfdoc     = openpdf(pdfshapes.filename)
            local xforms     = pdfdictionary()
            local nofglyphs  = 0
            if pdfdoc then
                local scale    = 10 * details.parameters.size/details.parameters.designsize
                local units    = details.parameters.units
                local factor   = units * bpfactor / scale
                local fixdepth = pdfshapes.fixdepth
                local useddoc  = used[pdfdoc]
                local function pdftopdf(glyph,data)
                    local width     = (data.width or 0) * factor
                    local image     = useddoc[glyph]
                    local reference = nil
                    if not image then
                        image        = embedimage(copypage(pdfdoc,glyph))
                        nofglyphs    = nofglyphs + 1
                        local name   = f_glyph(nofglyphs)
                        local stream = nil
                        if fixdepth then
                            local depth = data.depth  or 0
                            if depth ~= 0 then
                                local d     = data.dropin.descriptions[data.index]
                                local b     = d.boundingbox
                                local l     = b[1]
                                local r     = b[3]
                                local w     = r - l
                                local scale = w / d.width
                                local x     = l
                             -- local y     = - b[4] - b[2] - (d.depth or 0)
                                local y     = - (d.depth or 0)
                                local scale = w / (image.width * bpfactor)
                                stream = f_image_c_xy(scale,scale,x,y,name)
                            end
                        end
                        if not stream then
                            stream = f_image_c(name)
                        end
                        useddoc[glyph]           = image
                        image.embedded_name      = name
                        image.embedded_stream    = stream
                        image.embedded_reference = pdfreference(image.objnum)
                    end
                    xforms[image.embedded_name] = image.embedded_reference
                    return f_image_w(width,image.embedded_stream), width
                end
                local function closepdf()
                 -- closepdf(pdfdoc)
                end
                local function getresources()
                    return pdfdictionary { XObject = xforms }
                end
                return pdfshapes, 1/units, pdftopdf, closepdf, getresources
            end
        end

        -- box inclusion (todo: we can share identical glyphs if needed but the gain
        -- is minimal especially when we use compact font mode)

        function methods.box(filename,details)
            local properties = details.properties
            local boxes      = properties.indexdata[1]
            local xforms     = pdfdictionary()
            local nofglyphs  = 0
            local scale      = 10 * details.parameters.size/details.parameters.designsize
                  scale      = scale * (7200/7227) -- test on extensibles
            local units      = details.parameters.units
            local function boxtopdf(image,data) -- image == glyph
                nofglyphs    = nofglyphs + 1
                local scale  = units / scale -- e.g. 1000 / 12
                local width  = (data.width or 0) * bpfactor * scale
                local depth  = - (data.depth or 0) * bpfactor * scale
                local name   = f_glyph(nofglyphs)
                local stream = f_image_c_xy(scale,scale,0,depth,name)
                image.embedded_name      = name
                image.embedded_stream    = stream
                image.embedded_reference = pdfreference(image.objnum)
                xforms[name] = image.embedded_reference
                if image.expose then
                    -- support color etc
                    return stream, width
                else
                    return f_image_w(width,stream), width
                end
            end
            local function wrapup()
            end
            local function getresources()
                return pdfdictionary { XObject = xforms }
            end
            return boxes, 1/units, boxtopdf, wrapup, getresources
        end

        -- mps inclusion

        local decompress      = gzip.decompress
        local metapost        = metapost
        local simplemprun     = metapost.simple
        local setparameterset = metapost.setparameterset

        function methods.mps(filename,details)
            local properties = details.properties
            local parameters = details.parameters
            local mpshapes   = properties.indexdata[1] -- indexdata will change
            if mpshapes then
                local scale            = 10 * parameters.size/parameters.designsize
                local units            = mpshapes.units or parameters.units
                local factor           = units * bpfactor / scale
                local fixdepth         = mpshapes.fixdepth
                local usecolor         = mpshapes.usecolor
                local specification    = mpshapes.specification or { }
                local shapedefinitions = mpshapes.shapes
                local instance         = mpshapes.instance
                --
                simplemprun(instance,"begingroup;",true,true)
                setparameterset("mpsfont",specification)
                specification.scale        = specification.scale or scale
                specification.parameters   = parameters
                specification.properties   = properties
                specification.parentdata   = details.fontdata.parentdata
                -------------.characters   = details.fontdata.characters
                -------------.descriptions = details.fontdata.descriptions
                if shapedefinitions then
                    local preamble = shapedefinitions.parameters.preamble
                    if preamble then
                        simplemprun(instance,preamble,true,true)
                    end
                end
                --
                local function mpstopdf(mp,data)
                    local width = data.width
                    if decompress then
                        mp = decompress(mp)
                    end
                    local pdf   = simplemprun(instance,mp,true)
                    local width = width * factor
                    if usecolor then
                        return f_stream_c(width,pdf), width
                    elseif fixdepth then
                        local depth  = data.depth  or 0
                        local height = data.height or 0
                        if depth ~= 0 or height ~= 0 then
                            return f_stream_d(width,(-height-depth)*factor,pdf), width
                        end
                    end
                    return f_stream(width,pdf), width
                end
                --
                local function resetmps()
                    setparameterset("mpsfont")
                    simplemprun(instance,"endgroup;",true,true)
                    specification.parameters   = nil
                    specification.properties   = nil
                    specification.parentdata   = nil
                    -------------.characters   = nil
                    -------------.descriptions = nil
                end
                --
                local function getresources()
                    return lpdf.collectedresources {
                        serialize  = false,
                    }
                end
                --
                return mpshapes, 1/units, mpstopdf, resetmps, getresources
            end
        end

        -- png inclusion

        -- With d1 the image mask is used when given and obeys color. So it is needed for pure bw
        -- bitmap fonts, so here we really need d0.
        --
        -- Acrobat X pro only seems to see the image mask but other viewers are doing it ok. Acrobat
        -- reader crashes. We really need to add a notdef!

        local files       = utilities.files
        local openfile    = files.open
        local closefile   = files.close
        local setposition = files.setposition
        local readstring  = files.readstring

        function methods.png(filename,details)
            local properties = details.properties
            local pngshapes  = properties.indexdata[1]
            if pngshapes then
                local parameters = details.parameters
                local png        = properties.png
                local hash       = png.hash
                local xforms     = pdfdictionary()
                local nofglyphs  = 0
                local scale      = 10 * parameters.size/parameters.designsize
                local factor     = bpfactor / scale
             -- local units      = parameters.units -- / 1000
                local units      = 1000
                local filehandle = openfile(details.filename,true)
                local function pngtopdf(glyph,data)
                 -- local info    = graphics.identifiers.png(glyph.data,"string")
                    local offset  = glyph.o
                    local size    = glyph.s
                    local pdfdata = nil
                    if offset and size then
                        setposition(filehandle,offset)
                        local blob = readstring(filehandle,size)
                        local info = graphics.identifiers.png(blob,"string")
                        info.enforcecmyk = pngshapes.enforcecmyk
                        local image   = lpdf.injectors.png(info,"string")
                        local width   = (data.width or 0) * factor
                        if image then
                            embedimage(image)
                            nofglyphs     = nofglyphs + 1
                            local xoffset = (glyph.x or 0) / units
                            local yoffset = (glyph.y or 0) / units
                            local name    = f_glyph(nofglyphs)
                            xforms[name]  = pdfreference(image.objnum)
                            pdfdata       = f_image_xy(width,xoffset,yoffset,name)
                        end
                    end
                    return pdfdata or f_stream(width), width
                end
                local function closepng()
                    if filehandle then
                        closefile(filehandle)
                    end
                    pngshapes = nil
                end
                local function getresources()
                    return pdfdictionary { XObject = xforms }
                end
                return pngshapes, 1, pngtopdf, closepng, getresources
            end
        end

        local function registercolors(hash)
            local kind     = hash.kind
            local data     = hash.data
            local direct   = lpdf.fonts.color_direct
            local indirect = lpdf.fonts.color_indirect
            if kind == "font" then
                return setmetatableindex(function(t,k)
                    local h = data[k]
                    local v = h and direct(h[1]/255,h[2]/255,h[3]/255) or false
                    t[k] = v
                    return v
                end)
            elseif kind == "user" then
                return setmetatableindex(function(t,k)
                    local list = data[k]
                    local v
                    if list then
                        local kind = list.kind
                        if kind == "values" then
                            local d = list.data
                            v = direct(d.r or 0,d.g or 0,d.b or 0)
                        elseif kind == "attributes" then
                            v = indirect(list.color,list.transparency)
                        else
                            v = false -- textcolor
                        end
                    else
                        v = false -- textcolor
                    end
                    t[k] = v
                    return v
                end)
            else
                return { }
            end
        end

        -- we register way too much ... we can delay the t3 definition

        local usedcharacters = lpdf.usedcharacters

        function methods.color(filename,details)
            local colrshapes = details.properties.indexdata[1]
            local colrvalues = details.properties.indexdata[2]
            local usedfonts  = { }
            local function colrtopdf(description,data)
                -- descriptions by index
                local colorlist = description.colors
                if colorlist then
                    local dropdata     = data.dropin
                    local dropid       = dropdata.properties.id
                    local dropunits    = dropdata.parameters.units -- shared
                    local descriptions = dropdata.descriptions
                    local directcolors = registercolors(colrvalues)
                    local fontslots    = usedcharacters[dropid]
                    usedfonts[dropid]  = dropid
                    local w = description.width or 0
                    local s = #colorlist
                    local l = false
                    local t = { f_width(w) }
                    local n = 1
                    local d = #colrvalues
                    for i=1,s do
                        local entry = colorlist[i]
                        local class = entry.class or d
                        if class then
                            -- false is textcolor (we should actually go back)
                            local c = directcolors[class]
                            if c and l ~= c then
                                n = n + 1 ; t[n] = c
                                l = c
                            end
                        end
                        local e = descriptions[entry.slot]
                        if e then
                            n = n + 1 ; t[n] = f_char(dropid,fontslots[e.index])
                        end
                    end
                    -- we're not going to hash this ... could be done if needed (but who mixes different
                    -- color schemes ...)
                    t = concat(t," ")
                    return t, w / dropunits
                end
            end
            local function getresources()
                return lpdf.collectedresources {
                    serialize  = false,
                    fonts      = usedfonts,
                    fontprefix = "V",
                }
            end
            return colrshapes, 1, colrtopdf, false, getresources
        end

        mainwriters["type3"] = function(details)
            local properties   = details.properties
            local basefontname = properties.basefontname or properties.name
            local askedmethod  = properties.method or "pk"
            local method       = methods[askedmethod] or methods.pk
            if not method or not basefontname or basefontname == "" then
                return
            end
            local glyphs, scalefactor, glyphtopdf, reset, getresources = method(basefontname,details)
            if not glyphs then
                return
            end
            local parameters  = details.parameters
            local object      = details.objectnumber
            local factor      = parameters.factor -- normally 1
            local fontmatrix  = pdfarray { scalefactor, 0, 0, scalefactor, 0, 0 }
            local indices,
                  include,
                  minindex,
                  maxindex    = collectindices(details.fontdata.characters,details.indices,details.used,details.hash)
            local widths      = pdfarray()
            local differences = pdfarray()
            local charprocs   = pdfdictionary()
            local basefont    = pdfconstant(basefontname)
            local d           = 0
            local w           = 0
            local forcenotdef = minindex > 0
            local lastindex   = -0xFF
            if forcenotdef then
                widths[0] = 0
                minindex  = 0
                lastindex = 0
                d         = 2
                if not c_notdef then
                    w_notdef = 0
                    c_notdef = pdfconstant(".notdef")
                    r_notdef = pdfreference(pdfflushstreamobject("0 0 d0"))
                end
                differences[1]       = w_notdef
                differences[2]       = c_notdef
                charprocs[".notdef"] = r_notdef
            end
            for i=1,maxindex-minindex+1 do
                widths[i] = 0
            end
            for index, data in sortedhash(indices) do
                local name  = f_index(index)
                local glyph = glyphs[include[index]]
                if glyph then
                    local stream, width = glyphtopdf(glyph,data)
                    if stream then
                        if index - 1 ~= lastindex then
                            d = d + 1 differences[d] = index
                        end
                        lastindex = index
                        d = d + 1 differences[d] = pdfconstant(name)
                        charprocs[name]          = pdfreference(pdfflushstreamobject(stream))
                        widths[index-minindex+1] = width
                    end
                else
                    report_fonts("missing glyph %i in type3 font %a",index,basefontname)
                end
            end
            if not fontbbox then
                -- The specification permits zero values and these are actually also more
                -- robust as then there are no assumptions and no accuracy is needed.
                fontbbox = pdfarray { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
            end
            local encoding = pdfdictionary {
                Type        = pdfconstant("Encoding"),
                Differences = differences,
            }
            local tounicode  = tounicodedictionary(details,indices,maxindex,basefontname,false)
            local resources  = getresources and getresources()
            if not resources or not next(resources) then
             -- resources = lpdf.procset(true)
                resources = nil
            end
            local descriptor = pdfdictionary {
                -- most is optional in type3
                Type        = pdfconstant("FontDescriptor"),
                FontName    = basefont,
                Flags       = 4,
                ItalicAngle = 0,
            }
            local parent = pdfdictionary {
                Type           = pdfconstant("Font"),
                Subtype        = pdfconstant("Type3"),
                Name           = basefont,
                FontBBox       = fontbbox,
                FontMatrix     = fontmatrix,
                CharProcs      = pdfreference(pdfflushobject(charprocs)),
                Encoding       = pdfreference(pdfflushobject(encoding)),
                FirstChar      = minindex,
                LastChar       = maxindex,
                Widths         = pdfreference(pdfflushobject(widths)),
                FontDescriptor = pdfreference(pdfflushobject(descriptor)),
                Resources      = resources,
                ToUnicode      = tounicode and pdfreference(pdfflushstreamobject(tounicode)),
            }
            pdfflushobject(object,parent)
            if reset then
                reset()
            end
        end

    end

end

-- writingmode

local usedfonts = fonts.hashes.identifiers -- for now
local noffonts  = 0

-- The main injector.

-- here we need to test for sharing otherwise we reserve too many objects

local getstreamhash  = fonts.handlers.otf.getstreamhash
local loadstreamdata = fonts.handlers.otf.loadstreamdata

local objects = setmetatableindex(lpdf.usedfontobjects,function(t,k) -- defined in lpdf-lmt.lmt
    local v
    if type(k) == "number" then
        local h = getstreamhash(k)
        v = rawget(t,h)
        if not v then
            v = pdfreserveobject()
            t[h] = v
        end
        if trace_fonts then
            report_fonts("font id %i bound to hash %s and object %i",k,h,v)
        end
    else
        -- no problem as it can be svg only
     -- report_fonts("fatal error, hash %s asked but not used",k,h,v)
        v = pdfreserveobject()
        t[k] = v
    end
    return v
end)

local n = 0

local names = setmetatableindex(lpdf.usedfontnames,function(t,k) -- defined in lpdf-lmt.lmt
    local v
    if type(k) == "number" then
        local h = getstreamhash(k)
        v = rawget(t,h)
        if not v then
            n = n + 1
            v = n
            t[h] = v
        end
        if trace_fonts then
            report_fonts("font id %i bound to hash %s and name %i",k,h,n)
        end
    end
    t[k] = v
    return v
end)

function lpdf.flushfonts()

    local mainfonts = { }

    statistics.starttiming(objects)

    -- We loop over used characters (old approach, when we wanted to be equivalent wrt
    -- indices with luatex) but can also decide to use usedindices. However, we then
    -- don't have the id.

    -- we can combine the two for loops .. todo

    for fontid, used in sortedhash(lpdf.usedcharacters) do
     -- for a bitmap we need a different hash unless we stick to a fixed high
     -- resolution which makes much sense
        local hash = getstreamhash(fontid)
        if hash then
            local parent = mainfonts[hash]
            if not parent then
                local fontdata   = usedfonts[fontid]
                local rawdata    = fontdata.shared and fontdata.shared.rawdata
                local resources  = fontdata.resources  -- not always there, nullfont
                local properties = fontdata.properties -- writingmode and type3
                local parameters = fontdata.parameters -- used in type3
                if not rawdata then
                    -- we have a virtual font that loaded directly ... at some point i will
                    -- sort this out (in readanddefine we need to do a bit more) .. the problem
                    -- is that we have a hybrid font then
                    for xfontid, xfontdata in next, fonts.hashes.identifiers do
                        if fontid ~= xfontid then
                            local xhash = getstreamhash(xfontid)
                            if hash == xhash then
                                rawdata  = xfontdata.shared and xfontdata.shared.rawdata
                                if rawdata then
                                    resources  = xfontdata.resources
                                    properties = xfontdata.properties
                                    parameters = xfontdata.parameters
                                    break
                                end
                            end
                        end
                    end
                end
             -- if rawdata then -- we don't have these when we nest vf's (as in antykwa)
                    parent = {
                        hash         = hash,
                        fontdata     = fontdata,
                        filename     = (resources and resources.filename) or properties.filename or "unset",
                        indices      = { },
                        usedfonts    = { [fontid] = true },
                        used         = used,
                        rawdata      = rawdata,
                        properties   = properties, -- we assume consistency
                        parameters   = parameters, -- we assume consistency
                        streams      = { },
                        objectnumber = objects[hash],
                        basefontname = subsetname(properties.psname or properties.name or "unset"),
                        name         = names[hash],
                    }
                    mainfonts[hash] = parent
                    noffonts = noffonts + 1
             -- end
            end
            if parent then
                parent.usedfonts[fontid] = true
                local indices = parent.indices
                for k, v in next, used do
                    indices[k] = v
                end
            end
        end
    end

--     local function identifywriter(details)
--         local filename = details.filename
--         local encoding, pfbfile, encfile = getmapentry(filename)
--         if trace_fonts then
--             report_fonts("file %a resolved to encoding %a and file %a",filename,encoding,pfbfile)
--         end
--         if not pfbfile or pfbfile == "" then
--             pfbfile = file.replacesuffix(filename,"pfb")
--         end
--         if encoding and pfbfile then
--             local properties   = details.properties
--             local descriptions = { }
--             local characters   = details.fontdata.characters
--             --
--             local size   = details.fontdata.parameters.size
--             local factor = details.fontdata.parameters.factor
--             --
--             local names, _, _, metadata = fonts.constructors.handlers.pfb.loadvector(pfbfile)
--             local reverse  = table.swapped(names)
--             local vector   = encoding.vector
--             local indices  = details.indices
--             local remapped = { }
--             local factor   = bpfactor * size / 65536
--             for k, v in next, indices do
--                 local name  = vector[k]
--                 local index = reverse[name] or 0
--                 local width = factor * (characters[k].width or 0)
--                 descriptions[k] = {
--                     width = width,
--                     index = index,
--                     name  = name,
--                 }
--                 remapped[index] = true
--             end
--             details.indices = remapped
--             --
--             details.rawdata.descriptions = descriptions
--             details.filename             = pfbfile -- hm
--             details.rawdata.metadata     = { }
--             --
--             properties.filename = pfbfile -- hm
--             properties.format   = "type1"
--         end
--     end

--     local function identifywriter(details)
--         local descriptions = details.fontdata.characters
--         for k, v in next, descriptions do
--             v.index = v.index or v.order or k
--         end
--     end

    for hash, details in sortedhash(mainfonts) do
        -- the filename can be somewhat weird if we have a virtual font that starts out with some
        local filename = details.filename
        if next(details.indices) then
            local properties = details.properties
            local bitmap     = properties.usedbitmap
            local method     = properties.method -- will be pk | pdf | svg | ...
            local format     = properties.format
            if trace_fonts then
                if method then
                    report_fonts("embedding %a hashed as %a using method %a",filename,hash,method)
                else
                    report_fonts("embedding %a hashed as %a",filename,hash)
                end
            end
            if bitmap or method then
                local format = "type3"
                local writer = mainwriters[format]
                if trace_fonts then
                    report_fonts("using main writer %a",format)
                end
                writer(details)
            elseif format == "pkcff" then
                local writer = mainwriters[format]
                if trace_fonts then
                    report_fonts("using main writer %a",format)
                end
                writer(details)
            else
                local writer = mainwriters[format]
                if writer then
                    if trace_fonts then
                        report_fonts("using main writer %a",format)
                    end
-- if format == "type1" then
--     identifywriter(details)
-- end
                    -- better move this test to the writers .. cleaner
                    local streams = loadstreamdata(details.fontdata)
                    if streams and streams.fontheader and streams.names then
                        details.streams = streams
                        writer(details)
                        details.streams = { }
                    elseif trace_fonts then
                        -- can be ok for e.g. emoji
                        report_fonts("no streams in %a",filename)
                    end
                    -- free some  memory
                else -- if trace_fonts then
                    report_fonts("no %a writer for %a",format,filename)
                end
            end
        else -- not problem for svg ...
         -- report_fonts("no indices for %a",filename)
        end
        if trace_fonts then
            local indices = details.indices
            if indices and next(indices) then
                report_fonts("embedded indices: % t",sortedkeys(details.indices))
            end
        end
        mainfonts[details.hash] = false -- done
    end

    statistics.stoptiming(objects)

end

statistics.register("font embedding time",function()
    if noffonts > 0 then
        return format("%s seconds, %s fonts", statistics.elapsedtime(objects),noffonts)
    end
end)

-- this is temporary

function lpdf.getfontobjectnumber(k)
    return objects[k]
end

function lpdf.getfontname(k)
    return names[k]
end

lpdf.registerdocumentfinalizer(lpdf.flushfonts,1,"wrapping up fonts")