Re: [ft] How to fast get the metrics value of one character

[Werner LEMBERG]

> I get the idea that the two FT_Load_Char waste a lot of time.
> 
> How can I get the total w and h of the whole strings fast ? <metrics
> value>

It depends.  If you only need the metrics, have a look at
`FT_Get_Advance' and `FT_Get_Advances'.  If you need *exact* w and h,
you *must* render the glyph and cache the result (at least for
TrueType fonts).

BTW, caching is always a good thing.


    Werner