Re: [ft-devel] Force PMingLiU like font do HINTING

[Werner LEMBERG]

> > . Add `FT_FACE_FLAG_TRICKY'.  If set, the font is tricky.  To
> >   access it, add a macro `FT_IS_TRICKY'.  [This is a read-only
> >   flag.]
> >
> > . Change the meaning of `FT_LOAD_NO_HINTING' so that fonts which
> >   always need TrueType instructions (these are fonts which have
> >   FT_FACE_FLAG_TRICKY set) ignore it.
> >
> > . Instead of adding a new `FT_LOAD_RAW' flag which would do what
> >   `FT_LOAD_NO_HINTING' currently does, I propose that we get the
> >   behaviour of `raw' loading if both `FT_LOAD_NO_HINTING' and
> >   FT_LOAD_NO_AUTOHINT are set.
>
> For the patented hinter, the FT_LOAD_NO_HINTING turns off the
> hinting.  Do you want to change that behavior for the applications
> that use the patented hinter?

Yes, such a change makes only sense IMHO if done in a uniform way.
The tricky fonts look bad with both patented and unpatented hinting
switched off.


    Werner