Re: [ft-devel] Improved Arabic auto-hinting

[Werner LEMBERG]

>>>>>> This effect:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   https://www.flickr.com/photos/behdad/34769511/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> still happens in my limited testing.
> 
> This looks like a text layout problem, which was traditionally
> outside of FreeType's responsibilities.

Hmm.  Interesting point of view.  I haven't considered that yet.
Doing nothing and blaming the others is certainly the simplest
solution :-)

> The extra ink is a result of bitmap addition, which would be swept
> under the rug by strong hinting in the new blue zone, of course.
> The text layout engine on its part could also be a little smarter
> (read smoother): instead of a+b in the overlap zone, it should try
> max(a,b).  I bet it will solve the issue.

The question is whether such an algorithm covers all possible uses...


    Werner