Short version: 90s mentality. behdad http://behdad.org/
On Thu, Jan 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM Ian (Magical Bat) Dvorin < magical...@comcast.net> wrote: > Hello, > > Recently, I was looking at the source code for the SDF rendering portion > of FreeType, and I was surprised to see that all the math is done using > fixed point numbers. Looking further, the library does not use floating > point at all. What are the primary reasons for this? Is it just a relic of > the original library design when fixed point numbers were significantly > than floating point numbers? Do they allow for slightly more precision when > working at a certain scale? Are there separate compatibility reasons? I am > sorry if there is an explanation somewhere on the FreeType website; I was > not able to find anything. Thank you in advance for any explanation. >
