> I think that rotated *and* hinted text doesn't exist except for
> trivial rotations by multiples of 90 degrees.

Isn't that purpose of FT_Set_Transform?


2013/3/17 Werner LEMBERG <[email protected]>:
>
>> Yes, it is trivial. But I was rather thinking about text which is
>> rotated, hinted, and of subpixel quality - this certainly requires
>> the use of FT's transformation capabilities. I am not sure whether
>> any tool wrapping FT supports all these features.
>
> I think that rotated *and* hinted text doesn't exist except for
> trivial rotations by multiples of 90 degrees.  Ditto for subpixel
> quality which relies on physical screen properties which also have
> either vertical or horizontal orientation.
>
> *Theoretically* it is possible for TT hints to handle hints for
> rotated glyphs, IIRC, but I have never seen such a thing.
>
>
>     Werner

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