On Wed, 2007-07-25 at 17:32 -0400, Werner LEMBERG wrote: > > I am using FT_Glyphslot_Embolden and so far it seems to work quite > > well. However, the default extra boldness (1/24 em) is too great > > for my purposes, and ought to be settable via an argument, because > > different values are needed at different times. For example, 1/32 em > > is adequate for making DejaVu Sans Bold extra-bold. > > > > I therefore suggest the following changes. > > This looks good. However, I think a default boldness would be nice to > retain. For example, the value 0 could indicate this. What do you > think? > > Another problem is backwards compatibility. Inspite of being declared > as alpha code I fear that we no longer are in the situation to change > the API because it is included by default into the library :-( > > What about adding a new function instead, say, > FT_Glyphslot_Set_Emboldening, to change the embolding value?
Given the emboldening sample in Maxim's recent article, can FreeType be made to have separate horizontal and vertical emboldening factors? > Werner -- behdad http://behdad.org/ "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 _______________________________________________ Freetype-devel mailing list Freetype-devel@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freetype-devel
