Re: [ft-devel] [RFC] FT_LCD_FILTER_HEAVY

[Werner LEMBERG]

> Well, given the fact that Freetype already has filters (LCD filters)
> in it, it made sense to me to allow other arbitrary filters too.

OK.

> Perhaps Freetype isn't the right spot for it, but I don't know where
> else it makes sense to put this at the moment.  I think there needs
> to be some sort of intermediate layer, that is controllable by the
> end-user, that all toolkits respect, and whose filters they use,
> instead of implementing their own on top of it.  Knowing that's
> unlikely to happen is why I've resorted to putting all this stuff
> into Freetype with my patches.  That way I (the end user) can make
> it do what I want!

If you volunteer to handle this, I could imagine the following route:

  1. Move the existing filter stuff into a separate module.

  2. Move the existing rendering modes into a separate module.

  3. Add an API for 1. and 2.

  4. Add new filters and rendering modes.

What do you think?


    Werner