Re: [ft] about the freetype font style

[Werner LEMBERG]

> When I use TTF font in windows, it seems that there are always four
> font styles for user to choose regular bold, Italic, and oblique.

Not always, but most families traditionally consist of four fonts
which provides these four styles.

> I check the souce code in freetype.  It seems that
> face->os2.fsSelection stores the font style in one certain font
> files.  But I have no idea how to get the font style I want.

Simply select the right font.  There is not a single font which
contains all four styles.

> Can we set and change the font style that to be displayed in
> freetype engine?

Information about the style can be found in the TrueType `name'
table.  Please check the OpenType specification:

  http://www.microsoft.com/typography/otspec160/name.htm


    Werner