Re: [ft-devel] ft-smooth for 2.1.10?

[bulia byak]

Sorry for being obnoxious... but, is this code (rendering similar to
2.1.9 with David Chester's patch) now in CVS, by any chance?

Thanks!

On 11/18/05, Turner, David <address@hidden> wrote:
> > ME TOO. David, I've been using your patch for a long time and I love
> > it. Personally I just cannot understand how someone can so badly break
> > the kerning and character shapes for some marginal gain in crispness.
> > But, EVEN if this is not made the default, I don't see why it's not
> > included even as an option!
> >
> > In case the FT developers keep being unflexible on this issue, David,
> > can you please update your patch so it works with 2.1.10?
> >
>
> To be honest, I was unaware of this patch, or simply completely forgot
> about it when it's been presented.
>
> It's not like we're not trying to improve the engine's rendering. We
> have integrated David Chester's improvements, but this needed a mostly
> complete rewrite of his code, because a quick hack is not always the
> best way to implement a feature.
>
> The same is true for the current patch. It's much shorter though,
> so it should be easy to integrate.
>
> Also, notice that some people complain because the LIGHT hinting
> mode creates color fringes in LCD-decimated mode, so strong hinting
> will still be required for some users, at least.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> - David Turner
> - The FreeType Project  (www.freetype.org)
>
>
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