RE: [ft] Pitch Smaller Than Bitmap Width + Make Build Errors

[Bevan, David]

My opinion would be that if I asked for 8bpp, getting 1bpp is a bug and
that it needs fixing - backwards compatibility notwithstanding.

David %^>


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> address@hidden On Behalf Of Werner LEMBERG
> Sent: 10 February 2009 10:31
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> Subject: Re: [ft] Pitch Smaller Than Bitmap Width + Make Build Errors
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> > I did not realize that even when I ask (and usually get) 8bpp
> > anti-aliased bitmaps, it seems that FT2 can still occasionally give
> > me 1bpp bitmaps.  I guess this is an embedded bitmap? I just assumed
> > that FT2 would convert it to 8bpp because I said
> > FT_RENDER_MODE_NORMAL.
> >
> > I think either the docs are misleading or this is a bug.
> 
> Basically, it's a bug.  Theoretically, I could fix this by making
> FT_Render_Glyph() call FT_Bitmap_Convert().  However, for backwards
> compatibility, I fear this might not be a good idea, but I'm unsure.
> 
> Opinions, please.
> 
> 
>     Werner
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