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Re: [ft-devel] `ft_glyphslot_preset_bitmap' breaks the build atm
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Werner LEMBERG |
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Re: [ft-devel] `ft_glyphslot_preset_bitmap' breaks the build atm |
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Fri, 31 Aug 2018 20:17:14 +0200 (CEST) |
>> ??? FT_Renderer_GetCBoxFunc *is* documented and implemented.
>
> It only says that it is "a method used to access the glyph's cbox."
> Its arguments are not described. I wish it was the same as
> FT_Renderer_RenderFunc, as if it "renders" only bitmap dimesions,
> which is a sort of cbox.
OK.
> FreeType wants offer useful interface for external renderers, which
> is cool. Do they actually exist?
I have no idea. This interface exists without changes since
16 years... We simply cannot assume that nobody uses it.
> We are likely preserving experimental unfinished API, so it seems.
Maybe. However, IMHO we must not change it. It's better to define a
new interface instead if really necessary, declaring the old one as
obsolete (without actually removing).
Werner