Re: FT_RENDER_MODE_LIGHT [was Re: [Devel] Latest changes]

[David Turner]

Owen Taylor wrote:

> David Turner <address@hidden> writes:
>
>  
>
> >    - added a new FT_RENDER_MODE_LIGHT corresponding to
> >      "smoother" anti-aliased hinting, i.e. avoiding
> >      stem width quantization, but still performing
> >      stem grid alignment. This in order to match the
> >      "best contrast/best shapes" selection found in
> >      RedHat 8.0 (as well as recent Gnome 2 snapshots)
> >      with FT_RENDER_MODE_DEFAULT and FT_RENDER_MODE_LIGHT,
> >      respectively.
> >
> >      *NOTE* : this is not implemented properly - probably
> >      tonight -
> >    
>
> Hmm, it appears that this never actually happened. 
>
> The attached implements this render mode in a  simple manner for both 
> the postscript hinter and autohinter. If the render mode is 
> RENDER_MODE_LIGHT, then it doesn't touch stem widths at all.
> This gives a result reasonably similar to the "best shapes" option 
> in Red Hat 8.0.
>  
Thanks, this is commited in the CVS by now,

- David Turner
- The FreeType Project  (www.freetype.org)