Re: [ft-devel] SetLcdFilter docs

[Werner LEMBERG]

> "If this feature is activated, the dimensions of LCD glyph bitmaps
> are either larger or taller than the dimensions of the corresponding
> outline with regards to the pixel grid.  For example, for
> FT_RENDER_MODE_LCD
> <http://www.freetype.org/freetype2/docs/reference/ft2-base_interface.html#FT_Render_Mode>,
> the filter adds up to 3 pixels to the left, and up to 3 pixels to
> the right.
> 
> The bitmap offset values are adjusted correctly, so clients
> shouldn't need to modify their layout and glyph positioning code
> when enabling the filter."

This is not a `padding' per se, but a necessity to make the color
filter work.  The bytes are added around line 190 in file
`smooth/ftsmooth.c'.

The remark is in the documentation just to notify the user that the
pixmap sizes are larger than probably expected.  Since it confused
you, please improve the wording.


    Werner