ace;      <span class="comment">/* handle to face object */</span>


  error = FT_Init_FreeType( &amp;library );
  if ( error ) { ... }

  error = FT_New_Face( library,
                       "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/arial.ttf",
                       0,
                       &amp;face );
  if ( error == FT_Err_Unknown_File_Format )
  {
    ... the font file could be opened and read, but it appears
    ... that its font format is unsupported
  }
  else if ( error )
  {
    ... another error code means th