Re: The current state of rendering and overlap

[Cosimo Lupo]

Hey Skef,

This thread might be of interest to you

https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools/issues/2059

On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 10:58 AM Skef Iterum <iterumllc@skef.org> wrote:

I'm afraid I don't have an exact overlap-less example handy because the
equivalent static font also hints a bit differently, hiding the issue.
But I'm referring to the fact that the upper serifs cover the upper
parts of the stems but the pixels above the stems are darker, so the
overlapping area appears to be double-counted.

Skef

On 12/19/23 01:58, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
>> I've been looking into various FreeType issues related to the
>> combination of CFF2 and hinting. As part of that I ran into the
>> phenomenon represented in the attached capture of ftgrid. Which, to
>> summarize, has a rendering artifact caused by overlap.
> What exactly is the artifact?  I don't see it.  Do you have a
> comparison image of the same outline without overlaps?
>
>
>      Werner