Re: [ft-devel] Problem in Type1 hinter

[Werner LEMBERG]

> Look at this code from pshalgo.c from ps_hints_apply method:
> 
>       if (scaled != fitted ) {
>         y_scale = FT_MulDiv( y_scale, fitted, scaled );
> 
>         if ( fitted < scaled )
>           x_scale -= x_scale / 50;
> 
>         psh_globals_set_scale( glyph->globals, x_scale, y_scale, 0, 0 );
>       }
> 
> Problem is that x_scale change is preserved across calling
> FT_Load_Glyph, so more you call it characters becoming thinner.

Can you provide a patch, please?

> It happened for example in BellGothic-Light Type1 font in 300 DPI at
> 10pt (I can send font on request).

Please do so.


    Werner