[ft-devel] Is it BUG???

[Z3N]

Hi! Can you tell me what wrong in this code? Or its one of bugs in 
freetype? I'm use FF 2.3.9.s
/* There hide code, which initializing FF... correctly.
Other things, like rendering, working....*/
FT_UInt        Left,Right;
FT_Vector  delta;
Left=FT_Get_Char_Index( face, (FT_ULong)* L"V" );
Right=FT_Get_Char_Index( face,(FT_ULong)* L"A" );
FT_Get_Kerning( face, Left, Right,FT_KERNING_DEFAULT, &delta );
delta.x=delta.x>>6;

But, the value, which returned from FT_Get_Kerning always 0! This face 
support kerning, I check it with macros FT_HAS_KERNING and he is return 
40!!! This is good, isn't?
What's wrong???

OK, lets think what the FT_Get_Kerning working. I know what its api 
return kerning from glyps, which be a member of the same face. But, what 
do when glyps from distinct faces?

And can you tell me how do I handle the "Italic" style in face? Imagine, 
I'm create face from file "arial.ttf" and later I need aply "Italic" 
style to them. I'm know what "italic" style located in other file 
"ariali.ttf", but maybe FreeType provide some useful API for this 
case??? This is can save my psychical health :). Or I need create new 
face from "ariali.ttf" and render from this face???

And final question - how to apply "italic" style in font collection?

P.S.:
Sorry, english is't my native language....