Re: [ft] freetype render mingliu.ttc

[Peter Hanzel]

Hello.

Using FT_LOAD_IGNORE_GLOBAL_ADVANCE_WIDTH by calling FT_Load_Glyph helped to 
solve this.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Werner LEMBERG" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
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Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [ft] freetype render mingliu.ttc


> > I am using freetype2 to render texts.  I am using
> > face->glyph->advance.x to get adavance for moving.  It works for
> > arial.ttf like a charm.  I have tried the same algorithm for
> > mingliu.ttc and here is problem.  For all glyph it returns
> >
> >   advance.x = 17 << 6;
>
> For all glyphs?  It should return the half width for glyphs like
> latin.
>
> > I am using LOAD_MONOCHROME, RENDER_MONO on pixelSize = 17.
>
> Why do you think this is incorrect?
>
> > Maybe it uses embedded bitmaps in mingliu.ttc and therefore returns
> > bad advance.
>
> There are no embedded bitmaps for 17ppem.
>
> > What should I do to get correct advance for MingLiu.ttc font?
>
> This is a TrueType collection.  One font (MingLiU) has only two
> advance width values (512 and 1024 font units), the other one
> (PMingLiU) has *some* proportional advance widths.
>
>
>    Werner