On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 18:14 +0100, Denis Oliver Kropp wrote: > On 11/11/10 14:44, Sven Neumann wrote: > > On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 13:16 +0100, Denis Oliver Kropp wrote: > > > >>> + DFFA_LIGHT = 0x00000100, /* use a lighter hinting > >>> algorithm for > >>> + non-monochrome modes */ > >> > >> What's this exactly? > > > > It selects the Freetype auto-hinter and activates a hinting algorithm > > that is lighter than the normal one. Many generated glyphs are more > > fuzzy but better resemble its original shape. A bit like rendering on > > Mac OS X. > > > > See also > > http://www.freetype.org/freetype2/docs/reference/ft2-base_interface.html#FT_LOAD_TARGET_XXX > > > > We don't really need this attribute, but I thought it might be useful > > and added it while I am on it. > > Ok, but maybe we should make it clear that lighter does not mean > less CPU load, but less strong hinting.
I have to admit that DFFA_LIGHT is not an ideal choice and that the comment that I've added doesn't completely explain it either. I am open for suggestions. If you feel like it would be better to omit the DFFA_LIGHT attribute until we have settled on a better name, please feel free to do so. I would very much appreciate if the DFFA_AUTOHINTING could make it into 1.4.11 though. Regards, Sven _______________________________________________ directfb-dev mailing list directfb-dev@directfb.org http://mail.directfb.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/directfb-dev
