Re: [ft] v38 interpreter changes visual result

[Werner LEMBERG]

> I have found that freetype changed the appearance of fonts recently,
> and bisected the behavioral change down to between 119e8e41e and
> ed1d8983f.
> 
> The attached screenshot[1] shows xterm -fa "Ubuntu
> Mono:size=22:dpi=96", which now takes up more overall horizontal
> space as a result of the change, meaning I actually have to reduce
> the font size somewhat to get a window of the same size as before.

Yes, you should probably try fractional point sizes.

> I would like to get back the previous behavior (with a current
> freetype), where chars are rendered slightly wider and actually have
> a better hinting (cf. the stem of a 'b').

Please play around with the FreeType demo tools (e.g., `ftview' or
`ftdiff') to find out what parameters you need.  Some of them can be
set via the environment variable `FREETYPE_PROPERTIES'.


    Werner