> Here's what I'm doing basically:
>
> int dpi = 72
> int point = 12
> FT_Init_FreeType
> FT_New_Face fontpath
> FT_Set_Char_Size(face, point * dpi, 0, 0, 0);
> FT_Load_Char(face, glyph_i, FT_LOAD_RENDER);
>
> I use the resulting face->glyph and copy its bitmap into a
> char array that I
> use to set the texture map with. I can think of two
> alternatives for why it's
> not working right:
>
> 1. I'm misusing the FT API here for this font. The point size
> isn't set
> directly, I'm just assuming that "12 * 72" is the right
> number, maybe that's
> wrong, or maybe I'm doing something else wrong.
>

It's wrong, you should be calling:

  FT_Set_Char_Size( face, point*64, 0, 72, 72 );

instead. The "width" and "height" parameters are in units of 1/64 points.

Hope this helps,

- David Turner
- The FreeType Project  (www.freetype.org)

> 2. My OpenGL texture mapping method is for some other reason
> breaking down
> with this font.
>
>
> Shayne
>
>
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