> The alternative is for FreeType to develop its own renderer. But
> that is just the take I have on it.
We've done that already. Have a look at the `autohint' module in the
FreeType source which, as the name suggests, automatically hints a
glyph without relying on either TrueType instructions nor PS hints.
It works suprisingly well for western scripts (and supporting other
scripts is under development), even at small resolutions; it is up to
the user whether he or she wants to use the autohinter or the hinting
engine specific to the font format.
Werner
