>> This is going out to the OpenType list because xmbdfed supports
>> creation and editing of SBIT strikes up to 4bpp, which can be included
>> in OT fonts using other tools. 4.5 is the last version with SBIT
>> support. Nobody seems to be using it, so it's going.
Werner> Any reason for removing it? Design issues? I would rather stop
Werner> further development instead of removing it completely.
The only reason to remove it was to reduce the code size. I think the reason
nobody used this feature is that renderers are getting fairly sophisticated
with regard to smaller point sizes. No further SBIT development was planned.
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