Re: [Freetype] fractional point sizes

[Anthony Feick]

Well this bit in the function FT_Set_Char_Size answers my question:

/* Compute pixel sizes in 26.6 units */
dim_x = ( ( ( char_width  * horz_resolution ) / 72 ) + 32 ) & -64;
dim_y = ( ( ( char_height * vert_resolution ) / 72 ) + 32 ) & -64;

So it looks like the point size _is_ rounded, although a post from Werner 
from a while ago indicates otherwise:

"The third parameter of FT_Set_Char_Size() must be given in 26.6 format
(making it possible to have fractional point sizes) " ...
http://www.freetype.org/pipermail/devel/2000-October/001150.html

Granted, this post is 2 years old, but fractional point sizes seems too 
useful to give up.

Does anyone have any suggestions on a workaround?  Could FT_Set_Transform be 
used to scale the glyphs slightly?


-Tony



> From: "Anthony Feick" <address@hidden>
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> To: address@hidden
> Subject: [Freetype] fractional point sizes
> Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 14:55:04 -0500
>
>
> Does freetype support fractional point sizes? The function FT_Set_Char_Size 
> takes a 26.6 int, but all of the glyph metrics indicate that the point size 
> is being rounded.
>
> Am I doing something wrong?
>
> I haven't dug into the freetype source yet, so I might be able to find it 
> on my own.  I just thought somebody else might have run into this.
>
>
> -Tony
>
>
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