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Re: [ft-devel] GETINFO instruction and subpixel rendering
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Werner LEMBERG |
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Re: [ft-devel] GETINFO instruction and subpixel rendering |
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Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:37:23 +0200 (CEST) |
> > No. FreeType does *not* support ClearType.
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> I thought that ClearType is approximately equal to subpixel
> rendering.
Yes, but the description of the additional `modes' and `features' is
far too superficial to be of any value.
> But how can you propose a way to inform a font that it is displayed
> with subpixel rendering?
Well, (horizontal) subpixel rendering has an increased horizontal
resolution (by a factor 3) -- I think this is the same for ClearType,
but this needs confirmation.
My knowledge is quite restricted...
Werner