Re: [ft-devel] rendering differences between 2.4.2 and 2.4.4

[Werner LEMBERG]

[Please stay on the list.]

> How good is "almost"?

For my eye there is still a slight degradation compared to the
previous version.  The older one is a bit `blacker'.

> I would not rush with the release.

Mhmm.  I don't care about one or two weeks, but a new release should
be done anyways.

> It is only Verdana, not Times New Roman, that is so sensitive.  Now
> we know a good test font.

Indeed.  I consider this quite surprising.

> If you find ONE_PIXEL / 6 is only almost good, what about ONE_PIXEL
> / 8 for this font?

I haven't tested this yet.  And since...

> I will send you an alternative patch in about a week.

you are helping here, I'm probably too lazy to test it at all :-)


    Werner