Re: [ft] In freetype how can one set font size in pt, but keep resolution independent?

[Werner LEMBERG]

> Got a question regarding how does one set font in pt's in freetype,
> but keep resolution independent.

This doesn't work.

> I read through a bunch of the freetype API documentation, the
> tutorials, the glyph conventions, but still am unsure how to set a
> fontsize (that is a long) and make the output still be using
> UNSCALED everywhere (that is, I don't want anything dependent on
> resolution, since im not actually doing any rendering just grabbing
> the horiAdvance metric and kerning data)

Whatever you do, this is resolution dependent.  Just think of the
TrueType rasterizer which can modify the metrics depending on the
size.

Please explain what exactly you want to do, maybe we are
miscommunicating.


    Werner