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Re: [ft-devel] Make FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden standard API?
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Chia I Wu |
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Re: [ft-devel] Make FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden standard API? |
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Fri, 20 May 2005 14:18:36 +0800 |
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On Fri, May 20, 2005 at 06:15:15AM +0200, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
>
> > > > As fontconfig and xft already have the code to "embolden" and
> > > > rely on FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden to do the real job, I think
> > > > FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden should be made standard API. This is an
> > > > important feature for Chinese (maybe also Japanese and Korean)
> > > > users, as most Chinese fonts don't have a real bold style.
> >
> > After some more inspection, I find there is already FT_Glyph for
> > glyph manipulation. Then, why not
> >
> > FT_Glyph_Embolden
> > FT_Glyph_Oblique
> > ?
>
> Are these new structures? Do you suggest them because you can't
> modify the public `FT_Glyph'?
They are new function calls.
We already have FT_Glyph_Translate to translate glyphs,
FT_Glyph_Transform to transform glyphs,
FT_Glyph_Stroke to stroke glyphs,
then why not
FT_Glyph_Embolden to embolden glyphs?
>
> > Also I tried to modify the embolden algorithm for outline glyph, and
> > it now uses similar algorithm as the one I use for bitmap glyph.
> > This is done because the old algorithm generates some artifact.
>
> Aah, another user has reported problems. Can you post the patch to
> the freetype-devel list, please?
Check the patch (algorithm only) in the attachment.
ft2-ftsynth.patch
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- Re: [ft-devel] Make FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden standard API?, (continued)
- Re: [ft-devel] Make FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden standard API?, Werner LEMBERG, 2005/05/25
- Re: [ft-devel] Make FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden standard API?, Chia I Wu, 2005/05/25
- Re: [ft-devel] Make FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden standard API?, Werner LEMBERG, 2005/05/26
- Re: [ft-devel] Make FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden standard API?, Chia I Wu, 2005/05/26
- Re: [ft-devel] Make FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden standard API?, Chia I Wu, 2005/05/26
- Re: [ft-devel] Make FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden standard API?, Werner LEMBERG, 2005/05/27
- Re: [ft-devel] Make FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden standard API?, Werner LEMBERG, 2005/05/26
Re: [ft-devel] Make FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden standard API?, Werner LEMBERG, 2005/05/14
Re: [ft-devel] Make FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden standard API?, Werner LEMBERG, 2005/05/14
Re: [ft-devel] Make FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden standard API?, Chia I Wu, 2005/05/14
Re: [ft-devel] Make FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden standard API?,
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