FT_RENDER_MODE_LIGHT [was Re: [Devel] Latest changes]

[Owen Taylor]

David Turner <address@hidden> writes:

>     - added a new FT_RENDER_MODE_LIGHT corresponding to
>       "smoother" anti-aliased hinting, i.e. avoiding
>       stem width quantization, but still performing
>       stem grid alignment. This in order to match the
>       "best contrast/best shapes" selection found in
>       RedHat 8.0 (as well as recent Gnome 2 snapshots)
>       with FT_RENDER_MODE_DEFAULT and FT_RENDER_MODE_LIGHT,
>       respectively.
> 
>       *NOTE* : this is not implemented properly - probably
>       tonight -

Hmm, it appears that this never actually happened. 

The attached implements this render mode in a  simple manner for both 
the postscript hinter and autohinter. If the render mode is 
RENDER_MODE_LIGHT, then it doesn't touch stem widths at all.
This gives a result reasonably similar to the "best shapes" option 
in Red Hat 8.0.

Regards,
                                        Owen

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