Re: [Devel] helvetica narrow metrics

[Werner LEMBERG]

> I have a strange problem with the helvetica narrow font
> (HVN_____.PFB). When a find the character widths for this font, the
> values I get back are too large ... in fact they are identical to
> normal helvetica (HV______.PFB).  This is quite a serious issue
> because this means my wordwrap and right-justification calculations
> are all wrong (postscript calculates the widths correctly ...
> i.e. differently than freetype).

It seems that the advance width isn't scaled at all.  Please test the
patch below whether there are unwanted side effects.

Similar code should go to the CID and CFF drivers.


    Werner


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--- t1gload.c.old       Wed Jun  4 21:39:53 2003
+++ t1gload.c   Tue Aug  5 15:18:55 2003
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@
       {
         FT_BBox            cbox;
         FT_Glyph_Metrics*  metrics = &glyph->root.metrics;
+        FT_Vector          advance;
 
 
         /* copy the _unscaled_ advance width */
@@ -330,6 +331,14 @@
         FT_Outline_Translate( &glyph->root.outline,
                               font_offset.x,
                               font_offset.y );
+
+        advance.x = metrics->horiAdvance;
+        advance.y = metrics->vertAdvance;
+        FT_Vector_Transform( &advance, &font_matrix );
+        advance.x += font_offset.x;
+        advance.y += font_offset.y;
+        metrics->horiAdvance = advance.x;
+        metrics->vertAdvance = advance.y;
 #endif
 
         if ( ( load_flags & FT_LOAD_NO_SCALE ) == 0 )