Re: [Devel] Hinter changes

[Keith Packard]

Around 10 o'clock on Sep 5, "Turner David" wrote:

> The option already exist, it's called FT_LOAD_TARGET_LCD for horizontal
> decimation, and FT_LOAD_TARGET_LCD_V for vertical one. These flags must
> be used when calling FT_Load_Glyph and are passed to the hinters which
> are free to process them adequately. 

Ah.  I didn't understand what these flags were intended for.  That makes 
quite a bit of difference.

> By the way, ftview already supports the display of LCD-optimized
> rendering (use the 'l' key to switch between rendering modes), though
> it doesn't filter the output (i.e. you'll see color fringes)

I spent several days experimenting with different filters; the current 
ones work best at 100dpi and above.  Lower dpi values present too large a 
pixel area, and even the slightest color is quite visible.

> > Is it possible for the autohinter to adjust diagonal and curved elements 
> > of the glyph to match the snapped stems?
>
> What do you mean exactly ?

I'm wondering if the autohinter adjusts the widths of other font elements 
to match changes made to the stems  For example, in a gothic font it would 
be nice to see all of the stroke widths match precisely after hinting.

-keith