Re: [ft] In freetype how can one set font size in pt, but keep resolution independent?

[Jan-Åke Larsson]

(I hate the cut&paste of Thunderbird, sometimes it decides to paste
unreadable characters that cuts the mail short.)

Jan-Åke Larsson wrote:
> Relevant parts of a test run are:
> 
> @114 DRAW CMD:        FNT_DEF1 10 195060286 655360 655360 0 6 'cmmi10'
>   FONT 10:    New entry created
> @136 DRAW CMD:        FONT_10
>   FIND FONT:  cmmi10 400
>   OPEN METRICS:
> '/sw/tex/teTeX/3.0/texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/public/cm/cmmi10.tfm'
>   OPEN FT FONT:
> '/sw/tex/teTeX/3.0/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/bluesky/cm/cmmi10.pfb'

@143 DRAW CMD:  FNT_DEF1 6 -644636590 458752 458752 0 4 'cmr7'
  FONT 6:       New entry created
@163 DRAW CMD:  FONT_06
  FIND FONT:    cmr7 400
  OPEN METRICS: '/sw/tex/teTeX/3.0/texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/public/cm/cmr7.tfm'
  OPEN FT FONT:
'/sw/tex/teTeX/3.0/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/bluesky/cm/cmr7.pfb'

@170 DRAW CMD:  FNT_DEF1 7 1274110073 655360 655360 0 5 'cmr10'
  FONT 7:       New entry created
@191 DRAW CMD:  FONT_07
  FIND FONT:    cmr10 400
  OPEN METRICS: '/sw/tex/teTeX/3.0/texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/public/cm/cmr10.tfm'
  OPEN FT FONT:
'/sw/tex/teTeX/3.0/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/bluesky/cm/cmr10.pfb'

When a non-TeX font is used, there is only one design size available,
and thus, the same font will need to be rendered at different sizes.

Perhaps this is one for the FAQ?
/JÅ


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