Re: [ft] FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden() undefined under Windows

[Werner LEMBERG]

> > > I need to embolden a glyph before rendering it to bitmap, so I
> > > employed FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden().  All works fine under Linux,
> > > however when trying to compile code on Windows, Visual C++
> > > reported "undefined external symbol _FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden".
> 
> I compiled FreeType from the CVS and changed references to *2110*.lib
> to *220*.lib in my project; then tried to recompile it, but same error
> still reported.

Aah, ftsynth.c and most of the other base module extensions are
missing in `freetype.dsp'.  David, is there any reason for that?

Just add them manually -- see file INSTALL.ANY.

> > The `ftview' program (in the ft2demos package) demonstrates the
> > use of the emboldening function.  In case you get the FreeType CVS
> > version you also need the CVS version of ft2demos.
> 
> This is from where I picked FT_GlyphSlot_Embolden(); I was inquiring
> for FT_Outline_Embolden sample...

We don't have one :-) Anyone out there who uses it, probably posting a
snippet?


    Werner