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Re: [ft-devel] [freetype2] hooks-via-module-property d94f52b: Use `FT_Pr


From: Alexei Podtelezhnikov
Subject: Re: [ft-devel] [freetype2] hooks-via-module-property d94f52b: Use `FT_Property_Set' to set the hooks. One less API function.
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:30:34 -0400

> For all I see you are throwing out type safety and things that compiler and 
> linker can check for, to gain.... nothing.  "Fewer API" is not a goal.  It 
> shouldn't be.  Why don't we move ALL API into that one call?!

Notwithstanding, the third alternative is dedicated separate renderer
modules for each SVG library. Adding/removing modules is more 21st
century. The whole business of hooks for a generic renderer is not
intuitive to say the least. But this is not to happen for the lack of
support and interest.



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