2013/4/8 David Turner <[email protected]>

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> 2013/3/27 Werner LEMBERG <[email protected]>
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>> > It's an issue when ttfautohint is using dummy glyphs as a workaround
>> > for hinting composite glyphs.  Untill know it was assumed that it
>> > was a problem free workaround.  My report shows that it seems to be
>> > creating problems on OSX Chrome.  Of course it could be a bug caused
>> > by something that OSX Chrome specifically does different to other
>> > browsers, and i will report it there too.
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>> Chrome uses FreeType, right?  In case this is true, I really wonder
>> what's going on...
>>
>> Chrome doesn't necessarily use FreeType, it depends on the platform. More
> specifically, it uses the Skia library that has several 'font host'
> implementations depending on the platform it runs on. On OS X, I believe it
> uses platform-specific APIs to render text / glyphs.
>

David right. On Mac OS X, FreeType is not used by Chrome/Skia afaik.


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>> > How can i best help you with this? i have a mac and use Chrome :-/
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>> Thanks for your offer.  I think we need assistance from the Chrome
>> developers.  Is there a bug report already for this issue?
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>>     Werner
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