Re: [ft] Emboldening and then hinting a glyph with FreeType

2017-01-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> Is there any other possibility to "hint" transformed glyphs? For > example, by calling hinting function directly or something like > that? Well, the TrueType hinting mechanism is tightly bound to the outline and its rasterization to the grid depending on the selected PPEM. Basically, it is

Re: [ft] Emboldening and then hinting a glyph with FreeType

2017-01-19 Thread Edward Woeful
Thank you for the answer. I have not tried darkening auto-hinter yet, because the vast majority of fonts being used on E-Ink devices are TrueType (.ttf). Is there any other possibility to "hint" transformed glyphs? For example, by calling hinting function directly or something like that?