> > Slight improvement is perhaps possible. In the freetype2 src you find: > > /src/truetype/ttinterp.c: > > #undef NO_APPLE_PATENT > > > > defining this seems to disable the specific algorithm that is supposedly > > patented. In other words: you do get a bytecode interpreter (ofcourse you > > have to enable it first) with a few algoritms for font hinting, but not > > the patented ones. > > > > It is very font-dependent how this will look. I attach a screenshot of 4 > > MS-ttf fonts enlarged with xmag. Do not use a zoomfactor when comparing > > them, because zooming will affect how it looks. > > > > I think it looks slightly better, exept for some Arial glyphs with lots > > of diagonals (this is specifically where the algorithm applies) WDYT > > Fr�d�ric? > > Since you saw the problem with Arial fonts, you can understand why the > Freetype developers didn't activate the bytecode interpreter.. And we > can't either..
Huh? Did you understand what I wrote? This other option gives slightly better quality, and can probably be enabled without legal trouble. Danny -- "Arthur's consciousness approached his body as from a great distance, and reluctantly. It had had some bad times in there. Slowly, nervously, it entered and settled down into its accustomed position. Arthur sat up. `Where am I?' he said. `Lord's Cricket Ground,' said Ford. `Fine,' said Arthur, and his consciousness stepped out again for a quick breather. His body flopped back on the grass." -- Arthur coping with his return to Earth as best as he could.
