t>.</p>

      <h4>
        c.&nbsp;From other sources (compressed files, network, etc.)
      </h4>

      <p>There are cases where using a file pathname or preloading the file
      into memory is simply not sufficient.  With FreeType&nbsp;2, it is
      possible to provide your own implementation of i/o routines.</p>

      <p>This is done through the <a
      href="../reference/ft2-base_interface.html#FT_Open_Face">
      <tt>FT_Open_Face</tt></a> function, which can be used to open a new
      font fac