Re: [ft-devel] [smooth] Implement minimal dynamic padding for LCD filtering. -- Still breaks Firefox

[Werner LEMBERG]

>> Simply don't rely on internals.  Use only the API and the public
>> data structures.  If this isn't sufficient, file a bug report so
>> that we can discuss extensions.  For some reasons, the Skia team
>> didn't do that – I guess the code in question is a remnant from
>> early, experimental subpixel support.
> 
> The funny thing that they want to move in the opposite direction and
> bundle FreeType.
> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/chromium-packagers/xhmgu-1Vcok
> There are folks that consider that to be more secure :). That is a
> "solution" to all problems. Amazing!

Not necessarily, cf.

  https://bugs.chromium.org/p/pdfium/issues/detail?id=733


     Werner