At 3:45 AM +0100 4/26/02, Andrew Dunbar wrote:
>Am I right in believing we don't actually need to
>build FreeType on platforms that already use the real
>TrueType such as Windows and Mac?
No, you are NOT correct.
>FreeType is an exact reproduction of the TrueType APIs right?
TrueType is a font format - it's NOT an SDK/API. FreeType
is a library/SDK/API that provides a single API for access to
numerous font formats (TrueType, Type1, OpenType, etc.).
>I also
>think TrueType is probably faster than FreeType and
>of course it has the patent on hinting which is
>usually turned off in FreeType for legal reasons.
It is true that the TTF renderers in both Windows and MacOS
have the license for the specifically patented hinting aspect of
those fonts, and so for SOME glyphs in SOME fonts, they will render
better with the native code than with FreeType.
But having a single XP API for all platforms will be a worth
(IMHO) the small cost of quality for those few glyphs & fonts -
especially if we have the auto-hinter in FreeType enabled.
Leonard
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