Re: [ft-devel] Autohinter: stem darkening, first rough prototype

[Alexei Podtelezhnikov]

On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 8:10 AM, Nikolaus Waxweiler <address@hidden> wrote:

> Turns out my fix was no fix. The original algorithm used by
> the CFF engine halved the darkeningAmount for each side. In the
> autohinter, FT_Outline_EmboldenXY does it for us, so don't halve.

Yes, the emboldening strengths are exactly how much thicker stems
ought to become. This is compatible with their definition in
FT_Bitmap_Embolden.