Re: FreeType 2 questions

[David Turner]

Hi J.

> DT> For now, there is no interface but it should be easy to add using
> DT> a procedural API "a la" FreeType 1.x. Which tables are you interested
> DT> in precisely ??
> 
> Head, OS/2, post, hmtx.
> 
OK, look for some new functions at the end of this week..

> >> On an unrelated note, could someone explain where the autohinter fits
> >> in?
> 
> DT> The auto-hinter is capable of performing real-time auto-hinting for
> DT> a given font, only using the outlines found in it. It already works
> DT> with TrueType and Type 1 fonts..
> 
> Right.  But how do you decide whether to use it or not?  I suspect
> that you don't want to always autohint (so as not to interfere with
> quality hints), so how do you determine when to apply it?  Is it the
> application's responsibility to decide that?
> 
Probably with a FT_LOAD_NO_AUTO_HINT flag to use when calling FT_Load_Glyph
(and related glyph loading functions)..

As to know when to use it, this is left to the client application :o)

- David

> Thanks,
> 
>                                         J.