>> 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.
Mike> The results of the rendering with freetype (1/2) at sizes between 10
Mike> and 20 pixel look much worse than the bitmaps contained for example
Mike> in the free Japanese "Kochi Mincho" and "Kochi Gothic" TT fonts or
Mike> Microsofts Japanese "MS Mincho" and "MS Gothic" TT fonts.
That will probably be fixed in the not-too-distant future.
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