Re: [ft-devel] new CFF engine

[Werner LEMBERG]

> I'm thinking that maybe it should either be turned off by default or
> stem darkening should also be turned on for other font types by
> default.

While this is not possible for native TrueType, stem darkening for
smaller sizes is already part of the Infinality patch for the
auto-hinter, and this will be added to upstream in the not too distant
future.

> And maybe made configurable from fontconfig like what the Cleartype
> tuner on Windows 7/8 does.

Yes, maybe.  However, stem darkening is a font driver property and not
to be changed font-wise.


    Werner